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† verquere Obs.
[Ultimately (prob. through an obs. F. *verquere) ad. Du. verkeer (in the comb. verkeer-bord, † -berd) backgammon, f. verkeeren to turn round, to play at backgammon (Kilian).]
An old form of backgammon.
a1700Games most in Use 50 The Famous Game, call'd Verquere, came originally..from Holland, and is said to be the only noted Game, upon the Tables, that they practise and are good at. 1714T. Lucas Mem. Gamesters (ed. 2) 67 He was very dextrous also at Verquere, Tick-tack, Grand Trick-track, Irish, and Back-Gammon. 1721T. Aitken Compl. Gamester (title-p.), The Famous Game of Verquere, Tick-Tack, Irish, Back-Gammon. |