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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
backgammon \back"gam'mon\, noun [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E. back, adverb, 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}.
{backgammon board}, a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two ''tables''.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
backgammon \back'gam"mon\, verb (used with an object) 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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
backgammon
noun: a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
backgammon See {bignum} (sense 3), {moby} (sense 4), and {pseudoprime}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
backgammon See {bignum}, {moby}, {pseudoprime}. [{Jargon File}]
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