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GOBANG
Etymology
Noun
gobang (uncountable)
Gomoku, a Japanese strategy game.
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• Boggan
Source: Wiktionary
Go*bang", n. [Written also goban.] [Jap. goban checkerboard, fr. Chino-Jap. go checker + ban board.]
Definition: A Japanese game, played on a checkerboard, in which the object of the game is to be the first in placing five pieces, or men, in a row in any direction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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