backgammon
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of backgammon
Examples from the Web for backgammon
Contemporary Examples of backgammon
“Traditionally, older Iranian men have smoked opium in their poetry readings and backgammon gatherings,” says Bahari.
“Getting together for a game of chess, backgammon, or just to have a conversation,” the rakers report reads.
Slim countertops had brown and white cushioned seats under them—circular and clean like backgammon pieces.
The great thing about backgammon is that if you win, you're a killer, but if you lose, you're just unlucky.
The pair hit it off betting on backgammon, posting the results of their matches prominently.
Historical Examples of backgammon
Marjorie looked up from the backgammon board at which she and Mary were seated.
Marjorie DeanPauline Lester
Madame de Dangeau will challenge me, with a yawn, to a game of backgammon.
Louis XIV., Makers of History SeriesJohn S. C. Abbott
Backgammon boards with lettering behind them should be their companions.
Suspended JudgmentsJohn Cowper Powys
Backgammon is also a favorite play, and there are several forms of it.
Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child StoriesMrs. M. Chaplin Ayrton
You will say, Why not take to backgammon, or ecarte, or amuse yourself with a book?
The Fitz-Boodle PapersWilliam Makepeace Thackeray