Yankee bet
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Yankee — ► NOUN informal 1) often derogatory an American. 2) US an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states. 3) historical a Federal soldier in the Civil War. 4) a bet on four or more horses to win (or be placed) in different races. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
Yankee (disambiguation) — A Yankee is someone of United States origin or heritage.* A soldier identified as a Patriot during the American Revolutionary War * A Union soldier during the American Civil War * Swamp Yankee, a rural resident of Rhode Island or Connecticut with … Wikipedia
Yankee — n. colloq. 1 often derog. = YANK. 2 US an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern States. 3 hist. a Federal soldier in the Civil War. 4 a type of bet on four or more horses to win (or be placed) in different races. 5 (attrib.) of or as… … Useful english dictionary
Yankee — noun informal 1》 often derogatory an American. 2》 US an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states. ↘historical a Federal soldier in the Civil War. 3》 a bet on four or more horses to win (or be placed) in different races. 4》… … English new terms dictionary
yankee — A multiple bet consisting of 11 bets (6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 4 fold) on 4 selections in different events … Equestrian sports dictionary
super yankee — Alternative name for a multiple bet known as Canadian, a Super Yankee is a Yankee type bet with five selections instead of four … Equestrian sports dictionary
Full cover bet — A full cover bet is any bet which consists of all available multiple bets over a given number of selections.Ladbrokes glossary] Examples of full cover bets: * Trixie three selections * Yankee four selections * Canadian or Super Yankee five… … Wikipedia
Mathematics of bookmaking — In betting parlance, making a book is the practice of laying bets on the various possible outcomes of a single event. The term originates from the practice of recording such wagers in a hard bound ledger (the book ) and gives the English language … Wikipedia
Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers — This glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers is a non exhaustive list of traditional and popular bets offered by bookmakers in the United Kingdom. The multiple selection bets in particular are most often associated with horse racing selections… … Wikipedia
Parimutuel betting — (from the French language: pari mutuel , mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and a house take or vig are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among … Wikipedia
