gobang

[ goh-bahng ]

/ goʊˈbɑŋ /

a Japanese game played on a go board with players alternating and attempting to be first to place five counters in a row.

Also go·ban

[goh-bahn] /goʊˈbɑn/.

Also called go-moku.

Origin of gobang

1885–90; < Japanese, equivalent to go go² + ban board (< Chin)

goatskin, goatsucker, goaves, gob, gob-stopper, gobang, gobat, gobbet, gobbi, gobble, gobbledegook

For that is what the Goban meant, but it took the daughter-in-law to understand it.

The Kiltartan History Book |Lady I. A. Gregory
So when the Goban went there he coaxed one of the women the same as if he was not married.

The Kiltartan History Book |Lady I. A. Gregory
And the Goban said then 'Make all strong below you, for the work is done,' and they went home.

The Kiltartan History Book |Lady I. A. Gregory
And the Goban said 'How can that be when I put a stone in and a stone out and a stone across.'

The Kiltartan History Book |Lady I. A. Gregory

So the son began to walk fast, thinking that would do it, but the Goban sent him back home when he didn't understand what to do.

The Kiltartan History Book |Lady I. A. Gregory