definition of the word aboveboardby the Wiktionnary
above + board
This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.
aboveboard (comparative more aboveboard, superlative most aboveboard)
- Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
- Fair and aboveboard. - Burke
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