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metallician
metallician (mɛtəˈlɪʃən) [f. metallic: see -ician.] 1. Racing slang. A bookmaker (see quot. 1874).1874 Hotten's Slang Dict., Metallician, a racing bookmaker. Bookmakers use metallic books and pencils. 1887 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 5/2 In Australia the bookmaker has to pay dearly... As for the long-sufferi...
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charge levied by the racing club, and a bookmaker succeeded or failed depending on his ability to attract punters and take their silver, hence the term "metallician
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metallic
metallic, a. and n. (mɪˈtælɪk) [ad. L. metallic-us (or the derived F. métallique), a. Gr. µεταλλικ-ός, f. µέταλλον metal n.] A. adj. 1. a. Of or pertaining to, consisting of or containing, a metal or metals; of the nature of or resembling a metal. metallic beds, ‘beds consisting of iron ore’ (Ogilvi...
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Bookie is, in Australia as elsewhere, a common term for an on-course bookmaker, but "metallician" was once a (semi-humorous or mock-intellectual
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