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make a book

make a book verb: to act as a bookmaker.

Verb

make a book (third-person singular simple present makes a book, present participle making a book, simple past and past participle made a book)

  1. (archaic) To act as a bookmaker.
    • it must be acknowledged that it is impossible to make a book on any important race without the security of Play or Pay1866, Henry John Rous, On the Laws and Practice of Horse Racing
    Synonyms:
    make book

Synonyms of make a book

Forms of make a book

third-person singular presentmakes a book
present participlemaking a book
past participlemade a book
pastmade a book

Questions about make a book

What does make a book mean?
Make a book means to act as a bookmaker.
What part of speech is make a book?
Make a book is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a book?
The past tense of make a book is made a book.

Words near make a book in the dictionary

  1. makdous
  2. make
  3. make a better door than a window
  4. make a big thing out of
  5. make a bolt for it
  6. make a book
  7. make a break for it
  8. make a career of
  9. make a career out of
  10. make a case
  11. make a case for

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