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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   gerund of thimble: the act of using a thimble. form-of, gerund, uncountable
2. 2
   Synonym of thimblerigging (“the act of cheating (someone) in a thimblerig game, or by trickery”). uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of thimble form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

thimblerigging

Etymology

From thimble + -ing.

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