Meaning of Sideboard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.
2. A board or similar barrier that forms part of the side of something.
3. A set of cards that are separate from a player's primary deck, used to customize a match strategy against an opponent by enabling a player to change the composition of the playing deck.
4. A restriction on using the right to catch a certain number of fish that was granted in relation to a different fishery.

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“Fleming watched the sideboarded truck diminish down the rolling hillside, the stackers atop the hay clutching the sideboards and swaying and bouncing toward the barn.”

“Cards can only be exchanged between the playing deck and the sideboard on a one-to-one basis between duels or matches, and any number of cards, up to fifteen, can be exchanged at once.”

“Many of your best chances to overcome opposing decks lie in the development of a strong sideboard.”

“If you plan on playing in tournaments, you'll want to construct a sideboard for your deck.”

“They can have a 15-card sideboard or no sideboard. The sideboard can be used to replace cards in the deck after each game.”

“Conversely, in fisheries with increasing sideboards, economic benefit could be denied to the sideboarded sectors.”

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