bookmaking
Americannoun
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the process or skilled trade of producing physical books, including everything from designing to printing and binding.
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the work or trade of a bookmaker; the practice of determining odds and accepting bets, especially for the sport of horse racing.
Example Sentences
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“The thing that first resonated with me about bookmaking is how it’s become a sort of anachronism,” Lorre says.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023
A skeleton of a man wearing the uniform depicted in the mural was later buried under the floor of this apparent Moon-tracking workshop; a woman with bookmaking tools was also buried there.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 1, 2022
George says that when a repairman observed the Henny home setup back then, he mistook it for an illegal bookmaking operation.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2022
Mr Waterhouse, who died in 2019, was the patriarch of a famous family dynasty that remains highly influential in Australian racing and bookmaking.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2021
The track installed additional mutuel windows, constructed about a dozen bookmaking facilities in the infield, opened up all vacant areas of the clubhouse, and hired an army of extra personnel.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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