tib out
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A betting word used when a horse is taken out of a race, which changes how your bet is paid out.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
In British horse racing betting, for a non-runner to cause an each-way bet to be settled under Rule 4 or non-runner conditions.
"My each-way accumulator was ruined when the favourite tibbed out the morning before the race."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Highly specialized British horse racing and betting slang. 'Tib' stands for 'There Is a Banker' or, in some dialects, is simply a traditional term for a non-runner rule application. Rarely encountered outside British bookmaking contexts. Not known in American betting culture.
Commonly used with
horse non-runner each-way bet race market
Forms
Base
tib out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tibs out
he/she/it
Past simple
tibed out
yesterday
Past participle
tibed out
have + pp
-ing form
tibing out
continuous
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Synonyms
non-runner be withdrawn be scratched
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