Talk:above board
Latest comment: 8 months ago by Equinox in topic Used in Treasure Island to mean "still alive"
Above board, aboveboard
[edit]I think that the correct form should always be aboveboard, just like everyday, above board has the literal meaning, just like every day has a literal meaning. Thanks --Rosswood40 14:18, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
- The usage note addresses this: it depends on whether it's in adjectival position or not. Equinox ◑ 16:56, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
Used in Treasure Island to mean "still alive"
[edit]Is this a generally recognised sense, perhaps nautical slang?
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- you’re the last above board of that same meddling crew