bettin

Blewitt was what they call a bettin man; he went reglar to Tattlesall's, kep a pony, wore a white hat, a blue berd's-eye handkercher, and a cut-away coat.

The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

Blewitt was what they call a bettin man; he went reglar to Tattlesall’s, kep a pony, wore

The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush 2006

"I ain 'bettin' on it!" said Genesis, as they went on.

Seventeen 1915

"I ain 'bettin' on it!" said Genesis, as they went on.

Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William Booth Tarkington 1907

On moonlight nights yo 'could hear a heap of voices an' when yo 'peep ober de dike dar am a gang of niggers a-shootin' craps an 'bettin' eber'thing dey has stold frum de plantation.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

Schooil -- yo'll nivver catch him drinkin 'at public haases an' bettin 'abaat deead pigs -- his missis is a lucky woman if ivver ther wor one. "

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

An 'I fooled the gazabos that was bettin' he would on short order.

CHAPTER XIII 2010

I don't really know who my parents are, but if I were a bettin' pooch, I'd say that I got my color and facial features from the House of Miniature Pinscher and my rather long body and short legs from The Earl of Dachshund.

Bruce Reyes-Chow: A Dog's Letter to Her New Family Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011

I don't really know who my parents are, but if I were a bettin' pooch, I'd say that I got my color and facial features from the House of Miniature Pinscher and my rather long body and short legs from The Earl of Dachshund.

Bruce Reyes-Chow: A Dog's Letter to Her New Family Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011

Them trees just stand up natural an 'strong an' clean like young boys their first time in the ring before they've learned its rottenness an 'how to double-cross an' lay down to the bettin 'odds an' the fightfans.

CHAPTER XI 2010