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betting shop
noun
, British.
- a licensed bookmaking establishment that takes off-track bets on horse races.
betting shop
noun
- (in Britain) a licensed bookmaker's premises not on a racecourse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of betting shop1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
These are all legal bets being made through a huge network of local betting shops.
From Freakonomics
But it is not easy to enter a betting-shop, and avoid rubbing against some clinging matter.
From Project Gutenberg
Pass a betting-shop when you will, you are sure to find an immense crowd collected outside it.
From Project Gutenberg
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