throwboard

See also: throw-board and throw board

English

Alternative forms

• throw-board, throw board

Etymology

From throw +‎ board, a calque translation of the Welsh tawlfwrdd, from tawl (“a throw”) + bwrdd (“table", "board”).

Noun

throwboard (countable and uncountable, plural throwboards)

1. (historical, uncountable) A game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.
2. (countable) The board used in this game.

Translations

board game

Welsh: tawlfwrdd