Hypertext Webster Gateway: "betting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bet}, {Betted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Betting}.]
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to
wager.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on
his head. --Shak.
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W.
Holmes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
betting
adj : preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting
man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling
fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated},
{card-playing}, {gambling}, {sporting}]
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