shuffleboard


shuf·fle·board

noun \ˈshə-fəl-ˌbrd\

Definition of SHUFFLEBOARD

1
: a game in which players use long-handled cues to shove disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface
2
: a diagram on which shuffleboard is played

Origin of SHUFFLEBOARD

alteration of obsolete English shove-board
First Known Use: 1836

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