TIC-TAC MAN


Meaning of TIC-TAC MAN in English

n ( pl men ) ( BrE )

a bookmaker (= a man who takes bets) at a horse-racing course, who communicates betting information to other bookmakers there by means of tic-tac , a special language of signals involving movements of the hands and arms.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.