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Meaning of SHOVELBOARD

Pronunciation:  'shuvul`bowrd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
 
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 Synonyms: shuffleboard
 
 See Also: outdoor game

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.
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}.
 
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