Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aboveboard"
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) 1.7 (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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