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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aboveboard \A*bove"board`\, adv 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aboveboard adj : without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: {straightforward}] adv : in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: {honestly}] [ant: {dishonestly}]
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