Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thimbleriggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thim-b-lerig-gery
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

thimblerigging; deception

Uncountable

Etymology

From thimblerig + -ery.

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What does thimbleriggery mean?
thimblerigging; deception
Where does thimbleriggery come from?
From thimblerig + -ery.

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