Sunday, 11 August 2019

turf accountANT

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Shouting odds
With all his force
His voice was fading fast,
Till he himself,
A little hoarse,
Was entered in the last.

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Turf accountant n. Brit. a formal name for a bookmaker, a person who as an occupation accepts wagers, esp. on horse races, and pays out to betters who get the better of him.

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