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Rhyming slang, in reference to the music-hall song Burlington Bertie.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burlington Bertie
Today it means: gambling odds of 10/3, or one hundred to thirty Full definition →
Today it means: gambling odds of 10/3, or one hundred to thirty Full definition →
Rhyming slang, in reference to the music-hall song Burlington Bertie.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.