trick-track

or tric·trac

[ trik-trak ]

noun
  1. a variety of backgammon.

Origin of trick-track

1
First recorded in 1645–55, trick-track is from the French word trictrac; so called in imitation of the clicking sound made in moving the pieces

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British Dictionary definitions for tricktrack

tricktrack

/ (ˈtrɪkˌtræk) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of trictrac

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