SHUFFLEBOARD Definition & Meaning

shuffleboard

[ shuhf-uhl-bawrd, -bohrd ]

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noun

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.
the board or marked surface, as on a floor or deck, on which this game is played.

shuffleboard

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noun

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
the marked area on which this game is played

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of shuffleboard¹

First recorded in 1525–35; alteration of earlier shove board

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In the Chargers’ locker room, outfitted with table tennis, shuffleboard and a golf simulator, Herbert wants to win everything, linebacker Troy Dye said.

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It also has many traditional bar features, including large TV screens for watching sport, a dancefloor, darts, pool and shuffleboard.

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“I’d play in the park, go for boat rides, take naps. There was this whole area on the 7th Street side where older people played shuffleboard, backgammon, gin, all kinds of card games.”

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Or visit the recreation center where you can play shuffleboard, duckpin bowling, ping pong, billiards and board games.

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For lunch and then their game of shuffleboard.

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