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SHUFFLEBOARD
shuffleboard, shovelboard
(noun) a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shuffleboard (countable and uncountable, plural shuffleboards)
(uncountable) A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.
(countable) The long, narrow board on which this game is played.
Synonyms
• shufflepuck
• shove ha'penny
• shovelboard
• shoveboard
• shovegroat
Source: Wiktionary
Shuf"fle*board`, n.
Definition: See Shovelboard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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