DCHP-2
triactor DCHP-2 (October 2016)
n. & adj. — Games, often in compounds, e.g. triactor bet, triactor payoff
a wager on which horses will finish a race in first, second and third place.
Type: 5. Frequency — Triactor is a blend of tri and exactor. The term is almost exclusive to Canada (see Chart 1). Database searches show a factor of almost 50 for occurrences in Canada vs. the US (729 vs. 15 in LexisNexis, 11 Dec. 2013).
See also COD-2, s.v. "triactor", which is marked "Cdn", OED-3, s.v. "triactor", which is marked "Canad.".
