thimble-and-pea

Updated: May 28, 2025

"What kind?" said I. "Why," said the man, "I think you would do to be my bonnet." "Bonnet!" said I, "what is that?" "Don't you know? However, no wonder, as you had never heard of the thimble-and-pea game, but I will tell you.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

Confection stalls, wild beast shows, shooting galleries, archery grounds, theatres, music halls, even a Japanese edition of the thimble-and-pea business was not wanting.

J. J. Smith - In Eastern Seas : Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83