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thimbleriggery

thimbleriggery noun: thimblerigging; deception.

Noun

thimbleriggery (uncountable)

  1. thimblerigging; deception

Origin of thimbleriggery

From thimblerig + -ery.

Questions about thimbleriggery

What does thimbleriggery mean?
Thimbleriggery means thimblerigging; deception.
What part of speech is thimbleriggery?
Thimbleriggery is a noun.

Words near thimbleriggery in the dictionary

  1. thimblemen
  2. thimblerig
  3. thimblerigged
  4. thimblerigger
  5. thimbleriggers
  6. thimbleriggery
  7. thimblerigging
  8. thimblerigs
  9. thimbles
  10. thimblesful
  11. thimblette

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