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Betting parlance for even odds, i.e. betting five pounds (dollars, etc.) should win you ten.
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Betting parlance for even odds, i.e. betting five pounds (dollars, etc.) should win you ten.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.