单词 | verquere |
释义 | † verqueren. Obsolete. An old form of backgammon. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > backgammon > [noun] > varieties of backgammon faylesc1330 provinciala1500 Irish game1509 Irishc1530 queen's gamec1557 tick-tack1558 sice-ace1594 doublet1611 lurch1611 tric-trac1687 verquerea1700 chouette1935 sheshbesh1971 a1700 Games 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. 1714 T. Lucas Mem. Most Famous Gamesters & Sharpers (ed. 2) 67 He was very dextrous also at Verquere, Tick-tack, Grand Trick-track, Irish, and Back-Gammon. 1721 T. Aitken Compl. Gamester (title page) The famous game of Verquere, Tick-Tack, Irish, Back-Gammon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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