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Definition

To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.

To be very confident.

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In Context

  • "In the American League, front-running Cleveland was an odds-on favorite with the men who make book on baseball."
  • "[Connie:] How is Mrs Miller? [Mr Miller:] She doesn't understand me. [Connie:] I could have made book on that answer."
  • ""Oh, you can make book that she didn't start no love-making. She ain't the kind to curl up in a man's ear and whisper.""
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