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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Horse racing #26493 04/13/01 03:27 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt OP veteran OP Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 parimutuel Dang, you're absolutely right -- I knew it was with 'e' and never noticed it. Since I have never seen the word used for anything else than a betting system at horse races, I don't know that it has any other use. I was under the impression it was invented by the American Totalizator Co. (or whatever it's called) in the 1920's. OED, anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Horse racing Bobyoungbalt 04/12/01 06:47 PM Re: Horse racing Scribbler 04/12/01 10:24 PM Re: Horse racing Bobyoungbalt 04/13/01 03:27 PM Parimutuel Sparteye 04/17/01 06:28 PM Re: Horse racing Max Quordlepleen 04/12/01 10:31 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,015 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 459 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 12 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,969 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,958 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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