Meaning of Backgammon

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Backgammon

1. 1
   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.

2. 2
   v. i.

   In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table".

3. 3
   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.

4. 4
   v. i.

   In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table".