What is a sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea called?
thimblerig — A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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