say one thing and do another. The allusion is probably to an
old cheating
game once practiced at fairs. A belt or strap was doubled and rolled up with the
loop in the center and placed on
edge on a table. The player then had to
catch the
loop with a
skewer while the belt was unrolled, but this was done in such a way by the trickster as to make the feat impossible.
—SHSBC Binder 33 Approved Glossary