Flutter

• flutter: (betting slang) a small bet; an exciting venture / gamble
  • There is a long tradition of Irish priests attending and betting on horse races, with many disapproving. In Bishop Doyle, by Michael MacDonough (London: 1896, pp. 37-8), Irish Bishop Doyle prohibited “his priests from appearing at hunts and horse races and other public amusements.” “Many were slow to the strict discipline in these and other matters.” An Item in the March 27, 1925 Irish Times makes note of a report in the Catholic Herald that the “hierarchy” is concerned at reports of “increasing numbers of Irish priests” attending and betting at “race meetings.” The occasion for this concern was the latest Grand National, which “has a great attraction for Irishmen in general, and Irish priests in particular.