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make book
make book
Accept 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]
make book
To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Lutgard | | LOOT-gahrt | German (Archaic) |
| Hephaestus | | hi-FES-təs (English), hi-FEES-təs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| MÁEdÓC | | - | Ancient Irish |
| Medea | | mə-DEE-ə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Georgian |
| Endre (2) | | - | Norwegian |
| Babbage | | [bə'beidʒ] | |