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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BIGAMMEND, n. used attrib. Backgammon.Sc. 1747 Nairne Peerage Evidence (1873) 80:
Item . . . a bigammend table att ten shillings.

[A spelling for backgammon. In the earliest quot. in N.E.D. c.1645 the word is spelled baggammon.]

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