thimbling

noun — 2 senses

thimbling

noun

US, UK /ˈθɪmblɪŋ/

Etymology From thimble + -ing.

1

Gerund gerund of thimble: the act of using a thimble.

2

Synonym of thimblerigging (“the act of cheating (someone) in a thimblerig game, or by trickery”).

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