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DictionarySeebookmake book
make bookTo accept bets laid on the outcome of some contest, especially a race or sporting event. It doesn't sound like too many odds-makers were going to make book on the race.See also: book, makemake bookAccept bets on a race, game, or contest, as in No one's making book on the local team. This expression uses book in the sense of "a record of the bets made by different individuals." [Mid-1800s] See also: book, make make book To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.See also: book, makeEncyclopediaSeemakeLegalSeeBook |