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Backgammon.

sprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. Gammoning fashion, in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed. -- Gammoning hole (Naut.), a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the bowsprit.…

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".

heme or expedient. Wotton. Aftergame at Irish, an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon. Beau. & Fl.

molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.

A game somewhat like backgammon. Halliwell.

A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.

An old game resembling backgammon.

A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India.

One of the spaces on a backgammon board.

ling; passable; tolerable; indifferent. In some Irish houses, where things are so-so, One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show. Goldsmith. He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty. Prof. Wilson.

A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack. A game at ticktack with words. Milton.

An old game resembling backgammon.