Meanings
prepositional phrase
- datedDated form of above board.
Everything O.K. and above the board.
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
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above the board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/above%20the%20board
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “above the board,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/above%20the%20board.
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