throwboard

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noun

A game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.

OriginWelsh tawlfwrdd →
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Meanings

nounthrowboard (countable and uncountable, plural throwboards)

plural throwboards · alternative throw-board · alternative throw board

  1. historicaluncountableA game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.
  2. countableThe board used in this game.

Origin

  1. Welshtawlfwrdd
  2. Englishthrowboard

From throw + board, a calque translation of the Welsh tawlfwrdd, from tawl (“a throw”) + bwrdd (“table", "board”).

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Translations

Welsh tawlfwrdd
  • tawlfwrddboard game
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APA

throwboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwboard

MLA

“throwboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throwboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwboard.

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