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单词 betting shop
释义

betting shop


noun British.

a licensed bookmaking establishment that takes off-track bets on horse races.

Origin of betting shop

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby betting shop

Better safe than sorry, better than, Betterton, Betti, Bettina, betting shop, Bettinus, bettong, bettor, betty, Betty lamp
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Example sentences from the Web for betting shop

  • Pass a betting-shop when you will, you are sure to find an immense crowd collected outside it.

    Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
  • But it is not easy to enter a betting-shop, and avoid rubbing against some clinging matter.

    Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 447|Various

British Dictionary definitions for betting shop

betting shop

noun

(in Britain) a licensed bookmaker's premises not on a racecourse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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