Scozzafava (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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> I'm wondering about the etymology of this name.  On the Internet I see
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> the following suggestion (http://www.drweevil.org/?p=3D653):=20
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> I believe scozza fava means "scramble bean" from a game played at
fairs
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> that involves a sharpster challenging the marks to find under which =
> shell a bean dyed red is hiding. Of course the mark is always wrong
and
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> loses his bet. I believe the English term is "shell game".
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AKA "Thimble rig".

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