shuffleboard

English

Etymology

From earlier shovillaborde (“shovel board”), an alteration of shove-board, from shove +‎ board.

Noun

shuffleboard (countable and uncountable, plural shuffleboards)

1. (uncountable) A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.
2. (countable) The long, narrow board on which this game is played.

Synonyms

game, sport

• shoveboard
• shovegroat
• shove ha'penny
• shovelboard
• shufflepuck

 

playing surface

• shoveboard
• shovelboard

 

Derived terms

• shuffleboard puck
• shuffleboard stick
• shuffleboard table
• table shuffleboard

 

Related terms

• shufflepuck

 

See also

• wheelchair curling