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draughtboard

noun

Etymology

From draught + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as draughtboard — “draught + board”

Definitions

  1. A checkerboard on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the…

    A checkerboard on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA