Long Odds.

The odds laid on a horse which has apparently no chance of winning the race. Any similar bet.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Lombardic
London
London Bridge built on Woolpacks
London Stone
Long Chalk (A) or Long Chalks
Long Dozen (A)
Long-headed
Long Home
Long Lane
Long Meg of Westminster
Long Odds
Long Parliament
Long Peter
Long Run
Long-Sword (Longue épée)
Long Tail
Long-tailed
Long Tom Coffin
Long Words
Longboat
Longbow