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Backgammon
(n.)
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
(v. i.)
In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the
game before the loser is clear of his first "table".