draughtboard

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noun

A checkerboard on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.

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Meanings

noundraughtboard (plural draughtboards)

plural draughtboards · alternative draughtsboard

  1. A checkerboard on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
checkerboard

Origin

From draught + board.

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Cite this entry
APA

draughtboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draughtboard

MLA

“draughtboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draughtboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draughtboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draughtboard.

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