cribbage board
a board for keeping score in cribbage, having holes into which pegs are placed to mark the score and progress of the players.
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How to use cribbage board in a sentence
Diana sat at her forlorn post in the billiard-room, or by the cribbage-board, or at the piano which Gervase had got for her.
Girlhood and Womanhood | Sarah TytlerAfter breakfast, the cribbage-board was produced, and for three mortal hours the Commodore kept his peg on the steady march.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardYou only need carpet slippers and a cribbage-board, Mort, to make the picture complete.
The Maker of Opportunities | George GibbsTaking one of the little ivory pegs, he stuck it in the starting hole at the end of the cribbage-board.
Nedra | George Barr McCutcheonHe became quite red in the face at this allusion to the cribbage board, et cetera, and at first seemed unable to speak.
More Tish | Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for cribbage board
a board, with pegs and holes, used for scoring at cribbage
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