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/shuv"euhl bawrd', -bohrd'/, n.the game of shuffleboard.[1525-35]
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Shovelboard — Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913 Webster] 2. A game … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shovelboard — noun shuffleboard … Wiktionary
shovelboard — noun Brit. a game played by pushing discs with the hand or with a long handled shovel over a marked surface. Origin C16: alt. of obs. shoveboard, from shove + board … English new terms dictionary
shovelboard — /ˈʃʌvəlbɔd/ (say shuvuhlbawd) noun → shuffleboard …
shovelboard — n. a game played esp. on a ship s deck by pushing discs with the hand or with a long handled shovel over a marked surface. Etymology: earlier shoveboard f. SHOVE + BOARD … Useful english dictionary
shoveboard — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shovegroat — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shovelpenny — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuffleboard — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuffleboard — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
