Aboveboard
Pronunciation : A*bove"board`
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke.
Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913