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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 played on board ship in which the aim is to shove or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on the deck; -- called also {shuffleboard}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • shovegroat — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English shove grote, from shoven to shove + grote groat : shove halfpenny …   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

  • Shoveboard — Shove board , Shovegroat Shove groat , n. The same as {Shovelboard}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • 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

  • shuffleboard — /shuf euhl bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck. 2. the board or marked surface, as on a floor or deck, on which… …   Universalium

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