Keeping Up Appearances vocabulary

14 British vocabulary words

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turf accountant

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A bookmaker (gambling)

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Really, it seemed to Crispin, it was hardly worthwhile going through the formality of running the race. It would be simpler if his turf accountants just mailed him their check right away.

P. G. Wodehouse. The Girl in Blue, p.64 (1971)
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Hyacinth: The Bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking. Oh, it's you Violet. [to Liz] It's my sister Violet, the one who married the turf accountant; he built that big house with room for a sauna and pony.

BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Daddy's Accident (1990)
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