niere
Webster Dictionary
one who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker
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end
Webster Dictionary
that which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends
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bisque
Webster Dictionary
a point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet
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catchall
(catchall)
Princeton's WordNet
an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
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etcetera
(etcetera)
Princeton's WordNet
additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
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lumber room
(lumber room)
Princeton's WordNet
a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
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tidy
(tidy)
Princeton's WordNet
receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
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handicap
(handicap)
Princeton's WordNet
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
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handicapper
(odds-maker, handicapper)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
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odds-maker
(odds-maker, handicapper)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
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racetrack tout
(racetrack tout)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)
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shot
(ʃɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a chance with odds for and against; a bet:
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shorten
(ˈʃɔr tn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of odds) to decrease.
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long
(ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
being against great odds; unlikely:
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book
(ʊk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to take bets and give odds.
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handicap
(ˈhæn diˌkæp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to assign odds for or against (a particular contestant).
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holdall
(ˈhoʊldˌɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a container for odds and ends.
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catchall
(ˈkætʃˌɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a receptacle for odds and ends.
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even money
(ɪˈwɛŋ ki, ɪˈvɛŋ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
equal odds in a wager.
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rummage
(ˈrʌm ɪdʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
miscellaneous articles; odds and ends.
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flotsam
(ˈflɒt səm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
useless or unimportant items; odds and ends.
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job lot
(ˈdʒɒb lɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a miscellaneous collection; quantity of odds and ends.
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scratch sheet
(ˈskrætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a publication giving betting odds and other information on horse races.
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long shot
(ˈlɔŋˈʃɔr mən, -ˈʃoʊr-, ˈlɒŋ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
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oddsmaker
(ˈɒdzˌmeɪ kər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person who calculates or predicts the outcome of a contest, as in sports, and sets betting odds.
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line
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the betting odds established by bookmakers for events not covered by pari-mutuel betting, esp. sporting events, as football or basketball.
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pari-mutuel
(ˌpær ɪˈmyu tʃu əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called pari-mutuel machine. an electronic machine that registers bets in pari-mutuel betting as they are made and calculates and posts the changing odds and final payoffs.
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