callover
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bookmakers' meeting to discuss the odds.
noun
The calling out of a list of securities on a stock exchange so that dealers can bid for them.
Example Sentences
- "No longer was there any doubt at the next callover this rank outsider would be the odds-on favourite!"
- "We also had the callover there. In the Victoria Club in London, all the bookmakers would get together, swap information and set the odds, and it was known as the callover. It was quite an honour to have it."