BACKGAMMONING
Verb
backgammoning
present participle of backgammon
Source: Wiktionary
BACKGAMMON
Back"gam`mon, n. Etym: [Origin unknown; perhaps fr.Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E.back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set back.]
Definition: A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a "board" marked off into twenty-four spaces called "points". Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables. Backgammon board , a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two "tables".
Back"gam`mon, v. i.
Definition: In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table".
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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