† wager-halln.Obsolete ? the hall of the imaginary guild of betting men.
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wager-hall1691
wagering-post1696
wager-office1723
betting-post1771
ring1775
betting room1793
betting ring1822
Tattersall1836
betting office1852
betting shop1852
betting-house1853
pool room1861
list shop1875
list house1902
tote-shop1906
silver ring1921
bookmaker1923
bookie1936
1691 J. DrydenKing Arthur Prol. sig. A6v Betts..[are] grown a common Trade for all, And Actions, by the News-Book, Rise and Fall. Wits, Cheats, and Fops, are free of Wager-Hall.