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above-board adj honest; open; not secret.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from card-playing use, in which putting one's hand below the board would imply foul play.

above-board adj honest; open; not secret.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from card-playing use, in which putting one's hand below the board would imply foul play.

above-board adj honest; open; not secret.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from card-playing use, in which putting one's hand below the board would imply foul play.