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each-way en · ADJ
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of each way.
Or, in the case of some of my dad's punters, there to deprive the wife and kids of any extra by putting it on an each-way bet on the 3 o'clock at Redcar.
2001, Jacky Hyams, Bombsites and Lollipops - My 1950s East End Childhood, →ISBN:Exactly the same procedure can be followed for each-way bets; however, you may not receive the quarter of the win-odds for a place.
1969, Rem Plante, Australian Horse Racing and Punters' Guide, page 262:Later on, when we had a telephone, I heard him place each-way bets for a few shillings, but he was a steady punter, betting every day there was a race on.
2014, Jacqueline Wilson, Daydreams and Diaries, →ISBN, page 173:To overcome these problems, an each-way bookmaker keeps his odds below a win bookmaker's, and refuses to bet each-way when there is an odds-on chance in the race or when the race contains fewer than 8 runners.
1979, Gazette - Australian Mathematical Society - Volumes 6-7, page 39:
each-way en · ADV
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(alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, not-comparable) Alternative form of each way.
This evidence, together with the issues discussed above, suggests that one of the important motivations for choosing to bet each-way is the protection of at least some of the original stake rather than the prospect of earning higher returns.
2008, Johnnie E.V. Johnson, Alistair Bruce, Decisions: Risk and Reward, →ISBN, page 211:So why shouldn't I go the whole way and bet each-way as well?
2002, Nick Mordin, Betting for a Living, →ISBN, page 249:To overcome these problems, an each-way bookmaker keeps his odds below a win bookmaker's, and refuses to bet each-way when there is an odds-on chance in the race or when the race contains fewer than 8 runners.
1979, Gazette - Australian Mathematical Society - Volumes 6-7, page 39: