noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of cheating in the board game Scrabble, where a player drawing tiles from the bag attempts to feel their raised surfaces so as to choose specific letters. colloquial, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

boston typecaneembosserguide doghigh-speed embosserline letter

Etymology

From braille + -ing, an allusion to the system of writing for the blind that is read by touch.

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