Chessboard
Pronunciation : Chess"board`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.
Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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