throwboard

See also: throw-board and throw board

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Etymology

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

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.

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