buy the rack

English

Etymology

In reference to the racks on which gambling tickets were once offered for sale.

Verb

buy the rack (third-person singular simple present buys the rack, present participle buying the rack, simple past and past participle bought the rack)

  1. (gambling) To place bets on all possible combinations for the daily double.
    • 1949, Ernest Evred Blanche, You Can't Win: Facts and Fallacies about Gambling, page 66:
      If there are ten horses in each race, there are 100 possible selections, and the total cost of “buying the rack” would be $200.
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