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thimblerig
a thimble-shaped printing element with raised characters on the exterior: used in a type of electronic typewriter or computer printer.
Informal. costume or dress, especially when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose.
a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
the ropes, chains, etc., employed to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship.
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