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Complete Definition of "aboveboard"

English

Alternative spellings
above-board

Etymology
above + board

This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.

Adverb
en-adv

  1. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

#: Fair and aboveboard. - Burke

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