backgammon

5 definitions found

backgammon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  backgammon \back"gam`mon\, n. [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.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often
        made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together,
        each tray containing two "tables".
        [1913 Webster]

  backgammon \back`gam"mon\, v. t.
     In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before
     the loser is clear of his first "table". When played for
     betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three
     times the wagered amount.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

backgammon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  backgammon
      n 1: a board game for two players; pieces move according to
           throws of the dice

backgammon - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  backgammon
  
     See bignum, moby, pseudoprime.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

backgammon - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  backgammon
  
  
     See bignum (sense 3), moby (sense 4), and pseudoprime.