trois point

noun

The third point from the outer edge on each player's home table.

Meanings

nountrois point (plural trois points)

plural trois points

  1. backgammonThe third point from the outer edge on each player's home table.

Origin

  1. Frenchtrois“three”
  2. Englishtrois point

French trois (“three”).

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APA

trois point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trois%20point

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“trois point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trois%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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