Etymology

j'adoube

Today it means: Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game. Full definition →

French j'adoube
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  1. French · borrowed fromj'adoube“I adjust”
  2. English todayj'adoube

Borrowed from French j'adoube (“I adjust”), from je (“I”) + adouber (“to adjust”).

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