backgammon

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And then he is equal to any thing--backgammon, bezique, or even conversation Impatient as I was, I saw nothing better; and by this time I was becoming used to what all of us must put up with--the long postponement of our heavy cares to the light convenience of others.

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  1. noun A board game for two persons, played with pieces whose moves are determined by throws of dice.

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  • Here is my advice to all of you new bloggers who want to write killer blog posts: learn to play backgammon, and do that instead. —  Metamorphosism
  • Since, Party Poker has extended their brand to the large Party Network, which offers an online casino, sports book, backgammon, and even bingo.
  • Perhaps it's time the Mayor laid on some after-backgammon activities to stop our bored senior citizens slipping into late-life lawlessness. —  Londonist
  • You can entertain with many different kinds of games such as chess, backgammon, scrabble, boggle, etc ... —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Their portfolio of original and creative ideas can include anything from an afternoon experiencing village life - sipping coffee and playing backgammon, or baking home-made olive pies and 'halloumi' bread - to a day following in the footsteps of Aphrodite, the legendary goddess of love and beauty and protectress of Cyprus, from the place where she rose from the waves, to breathtaking sites where she was worshipped. —  TravelDailyNews.com
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  1. back1 + gammon1.

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  1. Also formerly baggammon; from back, a., + gammon, game (see gammon and game); apparently so called because in certain circumstances the pieces are obliged to go back and reënter. The reason of the name is not certain, but the formation is clear. Cf. back-game.
 

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