Meaning Of The Word Shell game

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shell game in American English
a game, typically a swindle, in which spectators are challenged to bet on the location of a small object ostensibly concealed under one of three cups or nutshells manipulated by sleight of hand
noun: a sleight-of-hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups

shell game in British English
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