The vain Justice Shallow in 2 Henry IV laments the death of a local archer who was a favorite of Henry IV's father. In 1592, the noun bet was first recorded in English, and five years later Shakespeare was the first to use the verb form, choosing betted for the past tense. Less certain is the background of bet . Any connection between bet and abet, however, is purely speculative. It would be a safe wager that the verb was not a favorite for Shakespeare, who uses it only the one time.
Money is scattered all over the American landscape.
Money , Mississippi, is named after Senator Hernando DeSoto Money. Both Dollar's Corner , Washington and Dollarville , Michigan, were named for families named Dollar. Dollarhide , Texas, toponymist Fred Tarpley says, may have been named for the fact that a drought killed most of the cattle, and their hides were sold for a dollar each. Last Dollar Mountain , Colorado was probably named for a mining claim. Greenback , Tennessee, was named for a political party that wanted to get off the gold standard.