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throwboard

throwboard noun: a game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.

Noun

throwboard (countable and uncountable, plural throwboards)

  1. (historical, uncountable) A game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.
  2. (countable) The board used in this game.

Forms of throwboard

pluralthrowboards
alternative formthrow-board
alternative formthrow board

Origin of throwboard

From throw + board, a calque translation of the Welsh tawlfwrdd, from tawl (“a throw”) + bwrdd (“table", "board”).

Questions about throwboard

What does throwboard mean?
Throwboard means a game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.
What part of speech is throwboard?
Throwboard is a noun.
What is the plural of throwboard?
The plural of throwboard is throwboards.

Words near throwboard in the dictionary

  1. throwback
  2. Throwback Thursday
  3. Throwback Thursdays
  4. throwbacks
  5. throwball
  6. throwboard
  7. throwboards
  8. throwbot
  9. throwbots
  10. throwbox
  11. throwboxes

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