Lexic.us

Definition of Bet on

1. Verb. Place a bet on. "They bet on the money "; "I'm betting on the new horse"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bet On

Literary usage of Bet on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the United States by Francis Wharton (1874)
"... and that A. and the banker did bet on the event of the game. These several links would form a'chain of testimony sufficient to convict A. Now, ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"Rich, the defendant, proposed te bet on the witness Dick Wright $25 on the result of a public election to be held in the city of Palestine, ..."

3. Commentaries on the Law of Statutory Crimes: Including the Written Laws and by Joel Prentiss Bishop (1901)
"To bet on a non-gaming horse-race may be gaming.* But, consistently with this view, under the statutory words, " play at any game whatever, except bowls, ..."

4. The Lives and Opinions of Benj'n Franklin Butler, United States District by William Lyon Mackenzie (1845)
"PS—I WILL BET on five thousand majority for Lucas in Ohio. Albany, Oct. 14, 1834. [No. 12.] MY DKAR HOYT—You have worked the Patterson Rail Road very well. ..."

5. The Great Modern American Stories: An Anthology by William Dean Howells (1920)
"He was always ready and laying for a chance; there couldn't be no solit'ry thing mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it, and take any side you ..."

6. The Lives and Opinions of Benj'n Franklin Butler: United States District by William Lyon Mackenzie (1845)
"Yours truly, J. VAN BUREN. Albany, Oct. 14,1834. PS—I WILL BET on five thousand majority for Lucas in Ohio. [No. 12.] Мт DEAR HOYT—You have worked the ..."

7. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"Any person TOO wished to bet on a particular horse deposited with them half-a-crown, and received a ticket with the number appropriated to the hoise ..."

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