bookmakev.

Brit.

/ˈbʊkmeɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbʊkˌmeɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., make v.¹

Etymology: < book n. + make v.¹, after bookmaking n., bookmaker n. With use in relation to betting compare earlier to make (a) book at make v.¹ 17d.

intransitive. To engage in bookmaking (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > compile [verb (intransitive)]

bookmake1819

1819 Ld. Byron Let. 6 Apr. (1976) VI. 105 I could have spun the thought of the four cantos of that poem into twenty—had I wanted to book-make.

1845 R. Browning Let. 16 Apr. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) I. 48 Mrs Norton has gone and book-made at a great rate about the Prince of Wales.

1891 H. C. Merivale & F. Marzials Thackeray v. 84 At some later date a return to the less-known tracts of Germany, with sketch-book and note-book..in order to book-make a little on his own account.

1969 P. White Let. 13 July (1994) x. 345 Geoffrey, as usual, is madly ‘bookmaking’. I was driven to say I think far too many unnecessary books are being ‘made’.

1985 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 July He made a decent book when he could. ‘I do try to bookmake because the more I can hold, the better the chance of winning,’ Holloway said.

2011 P. A. Francke Memory True Sopranos 98 If we catch you lying three times, we're going to lock you up and charge you with conspiracy with Francke to bookmake.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bookmake
释义	bookmakev. Brit. /ˈbʊkmeɪk/, U.S. /ˈbʊkˌmeɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., make v.¹ Etymology: < book n. + make v.¹, after bookmaking n., bookmaker n. With use in relation to betting compare earlier to make (a) book at make v.¹ 17d. intransitive. To engage in bookmaking (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > compile [verb (intransitive)] bookmake1819 1819 Ld. Byron Let. 6 Apr. (1976) VI. 105 I could have spun the thought of the four cantos of that poem into twenty—had I wanted to book-make. 1845 R. Browning Let. 16 Apr. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) I. 48 Mrs Norton has gone and book-made at a great rate about the Prince of Wales. 1891 H. C. Merivale & F. Marzials Thackeray v. 84 At some later date a return to the less-known tracts of Germany, with sketch-book and note-book..in order to book-make a little on his own account. 1969 P. White Let. 13 July (1994) x. 345 Geoffrey, as usual, is madly ‘bookmaking’. I was driven to say I think far too many unnecessary books are being ‘made’. 1985 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 2 July He made a decent book when he could. ‘I do try to bookmake because the more I can hold, the better the chance of winning,’ Holloway said. 2011 P. A. Francke Memory True Sopranos 98 If we catch you lying three times, we're going to lock you up and charge you with conspiracy with Francke to bookmake. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1819
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