draughtboard

American

[draft-bawrd, -bohrd, drahft-] / ˈdræftˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd, ˈdrɑft- /

Also draughtsboard

noun

British.

checkerboard.

draughtboard British

/ ˈdrɑːftˌbɔːd /

noun

a square board divided into 64 squares of alternating colours, used for playing draughts or chess

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Etymology

Origin of draughtboard

First recorded in 1720–30; draught + board

Example Sentences

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He looks on life as a sort of draughtboard.

From The Philanderers by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

A "Fox and Geese" board, or a draughtboard, will help to pass the time.

From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

There’s something to buy a dress with, and see here, don’t get a draughtboard pattern.

From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George

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