Definition of Aboviboard
A*bove"board` (&?;), adv. Above the
board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or
deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke.
&fist; This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from
gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the
table.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
*Quotations
*Fair and aboveboard. - Burke
above board- in order; as things should be.
- according to regulations.
The sergeant found his platoon to be above board and allowed them to turn in early.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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