[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

backgammon \back"gam`mon\, n. origin unknown; perhaps fr. dan.
   bakke tray + e. game; or very likely the first part is from
   e. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are
   often set back.
   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.
   1913 webster

   backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often
      made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together,
      each tray containing two "tables".
      1913 webster
see also:
tables backgammon board 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

backgammon \back`gam"mon\, v. t.
   in the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before
   the loser is clear of his first "table". when played for
   betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three
   times the wagered amount.
   1913 webster +pjc

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

backgammon
     n : a board game for two players; pieces move according to
         throws of the dice

[4] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

backgammon see bignum sense 3, moby sense 4, and
   pseudoprime.


see also:
bignum moby pseudoprime 

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

backgammon
     
        see bignum, moby, pseudoprime.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
bignum moby pseudoprime jargon file 

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