thimblerigging

thimblerigging
n. game of deception in which a small ball is hidden under one of three cup shaped objects which are then moved about while onlookers try and guess the ball's location, shell game v. cheat, swindle, deceive by a quick movement of the hands (in the "shell game" in which a ball is hidden under one of three shells and is moved quickly while the player must guess where the ball is located)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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