thimblerigging (thimblrig"ing)

[Verbal n. of thimblerig, v.] The act or practice of playing thimblerig; deception or trickery by sleight of hand. IMG:content-0269.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0270.jpg:[graphic] a, axletree; b, hub; c, thimble-skein; d, nut. a sleeve over the arm of a wagon-axle, as distinguished from a strap - skein. E. H. Knight. thimbleweed (thim'bl-wed), n. An American anemone, Anemone Virgin i an a. It is a plant 2 or 8 feet high with whitish flowers on long upright peduncles, the fruiting heads having the form and markings of a thimble. Rudbeckia lac in i at a has also been thus named. thimet, n. See thyme.