betting shop
noun British.
a licensed bookmaking establishment that takes off-track bets on horse races.
Origin of betting shop
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby betting shop
betterment,
betterment tax,
betterton,
betti,
bettina,
betting shop,
bettinus,
bettong,
bettor,
betty,
betty lamp
Example sentences from the Web for betting shop
Pass a betting-shop when you will, you are sure to find an immense crowd collected outside it.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) |VariousBut it is not easy to enter a betting-shop, and avoid rubbing against some clinging matter.
British Dictionary definitions for betting shop
betting shop
noun
(in Britain) a licensed bookmaker's premises not on a racecourse