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ˈtable-board
†1. A board for backgammon or any similar game: = table n. 4 a, board n. 2 c. Obs.
1483Cath. Angl. 376/1 A Tabylle burde, tabella. 1540R. Hyrde tr. Vives' Instr. Chr. Wom. F ij, What a foule thing is it, to see a woman in steade of her woolbasket, to handle the tablebourd. 1623Webster Devil's Law-Case ii. i, Shaking your elbow at the table-board. 1905[see tableman 1].
2. A board forming the top of a table; also a table (obs. or dial.).
a1603in H. Hall Soc. Eliz. Age vii. (1886) 99 Table-bordes, formes, and a countinge table. 1668Clarendon Vind. Tracts (1727) 33 Walnut-tree..of which I made some table⁓boards and frames for chairs. 1731W. Halfpenny Perspective p. iv, The Table Board fixed on the three Legs. 1847–78Halliwell, Table-board, a table. Cornw.
3. Board, i.e. meals, without lodging. U.S.
1884N. York Herald 27 Oct. 2/3 First class table Board. 1895–6Cal. Univ. Nebraska 177 Table board ranges from $1.50 to $2.50 per week. |