tablemann.

Brit.

/ˈteɪblman/, U.S.

/ˈteɪbəlˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural tablemen.

Forms: see table n. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., man n.¹

Etymology: < table n. (see sense 18 at that entry) + man n.¹ Compare chessmen n.

1. A piece used in a board game, esp. backgammon. Now historical.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > [noun] > piece

manc1460

tableman1480

piece1562

counter1600

game piece1880

onesie1888

tile1923

gamesman1931

meeple2000

1480 Petty Customs Acct. in H. S. Cobb Overseas Trade of London (1990) 187 Tabilmen.

1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 376 A Tabylle man, scaccus,..calculus.

1534 in Camden Misc. (1855) III. 39 One paire of tables of peerle,..withoute table men.

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) sig. Hv/2 Chestmen or tablemen, Tessarae, arum.

a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xl. 123 He saw everywhere Cards and Dise, Tables and Tablemen.

a1691 R. Baxter Reliquæ Baxterianæ (1696) i. 12 I knew..that it was not lost till all my Table-men were lost, and would not give it over till then.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 136 The wood [sc. Guaiacum] is..good for bowls, tables, table-men, and cabinets.

1778 A. Kellet Pocket of Prose & Verse 189 A set of soldier-like tablemen was his chief amusement.

1841 Times 17 July 3/3 The number of these chessmen..exclusive of the 14 tablemen or draughtmen..amounts to 67.

1905 W. Fiske Chess in Iceland 89 The list of chess boards and chessmen, table-boards and table-men in the king's possession.

1955 D. Mathew Scotl. under Charles I xi. 180 He would sit in the parlour at Gordonstoun with..his tablemen of whalebone.

1995 J. L. Singman Daily Life Elizabethan Eng. viii. 158 For those who wanted a simpler game, the chess board could be combined with ‘table men’ (backgammon pieces) for the game of draughts.

†2. figurative with reference to a person. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > player of games of chance

tavlereOE

playera1387

gamera1450

adventurer1474

gamester1549

come you seven1605

tableman1608

knight of the elbow1705

sitter1748

gambler1784

gamestress1828

playman1844

sport1856

spieler1859

punter1860

tiger-hunter1896

1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. D1^v Knowing that your most selected Gallants are the only Tablemen that are plaid withal at Ordinaries.

1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. Introd. 2 All the painted table-men about you, take you to be heires apparant to rich Midasse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tableman
释义	tablemann. Brit. /ˈteɪblman/, U.S. /ˈteɪbəlˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural tablemen. Forms: see table n. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., man n.¹ Etymology: < table n. (see sense 18 at that entry) + man n.¹ Compare chessmen n. 1. A piece used in a board game, esp. backgammon. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > [noun] > piece manc1460 tableman1480 piece1562 counter1600 game piece1880 onesie1888 tile1923 gamesman1931 meeple2000 1480 Petty Customs Acct. in H. S. Cobb Overseas Trade of London (1990) 187 Tabilmen. 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 376 A Tabylle man, scaccus,..calculus. 1534 in Camden Misc. (1855) III. 39 One paire of tables of peerle,..withoute table men. 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) sig. Hv/2 Chestmen or tablemen, Tessarae, arum. a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xl. 123 He saw everywhere Cards and Dise, Tables and Tablemen. a1691 R. Baxter Reliquæ Baxterianæ (1696) i. 12 I knew..that it was not lost till all my Table-men were lost, and would not give it over till then. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 136 The wood [sc. Guaiacum] is..good for bowls, tables, table-men, and cabinets. 1778 A. Kellet Pocket of Prose & Verse 189 A set of soldier-like tablemen was his chief amusement. 1841 Times 17 July 3/3 The number of these chessmen..exclusive of the 14 tablemen or draughtmen..amounts to 67. 1905 W. Fiske Chess in Iceland 89 The list of chess boards and chessmen, table-boards and table-men in the king's possession. 1955 D. Mathew Scotl. under Charles I xi. 180 He would sit in the parlour at Gordonstoun with..his tablemen of whalebone. 1995 J. L. Singman Daily Life Elizabethan Eng. viii. 158 For those who wanted a simpler game, the chess board could be combined with ‘table men’ (backgammon pieces) for the game of draughts. †2. figurative with reference to a person. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > player of games of chance tavlereOE playera1387 gamera1450 adventurer1474 gamester1549 come you seven1605 tableman1608 knight of the elbow1705 sitter1748 gambler1784 gamestress1828 playman1844 sport1856 spieler1859 punter1860 tiger-hunter1896 1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. D1^v Knowing that your most selected Gallants are the only Tablemen that are plaid withal at Ordinaries. 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. Introd. 2 All the painted table-men about you, take you to be heires apparant to rich Midasse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1480
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