betting shop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of betting shop
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Later, when he opened a clothing shop of his own, he was short of cash and couldn’t create a well-stocked look.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Her grandmother, who ignited the family’s collector gene, had an array of antique Tiffany lamps and sophisticated coats, and ran a clothing shop of her own.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
Photographs released in court documents show Mandelson trying on a belt alongside Epstein in a clothing shop, and the pair blowing out candles on a birthday cake.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
Kelly Tackett, owner of the children’s clothing shop Minikin, decided just last weekend that she would reopen.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
I step out of the hellish clothing shop, and a girl hands me a flyer for a concert in the cafe on the town square.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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