shuf·fle·board

(shŭf′əl-bôrd′)

1. A game in which disks are slid with a pronged cue along a smooth level surface toward one of two usually triangular targets painted on the surface and divided into numbered scoring areas.

2. A surface on which this game is played.

[Alteration of obsolete shove-board : shove + board.]

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shuffleboard

(ˈʃʌfəlˌbɔːd)

1. (Games, other than specified) a game in which players push wooden or plastic discs with a long cue towards numbered scoring sections marked on a floor, esp a ship's deck

2. (Games, other than specified) the marked area on which this game is played

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shuf•fle•board

(ˈʃʌf əlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)

n.

1. a game in which players use long cues to push disks toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or other surface.

2. the marked surface on which this game is played.

[1525–35; alter. of earlier shove board]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

shuffleboard - a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface

shovelboard

outdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors

Translations

shuffleboard

[ˈʃʌflbɔːd] N → juego m de tejo

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