punchboard
noun
punch·board
ˈpənch-ˌbȯrd 
: a small board that has many holes each filled with a rolled-up printed slip to be punched out on payment of a nominal sum in an effort to obtain a slip that entitles the player to a designated prize
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If this interpretation is correct, the punchboard predates eyed needles in Western Europe by some 15,000 years.
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Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
Besides the participating vendors, guests also enjoyed a light buffet, an open bar, and a raffle and punchboard filled with prizes for lucky winners.
—Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
The building tiles and tokens are thick and well-printed punchboard, which pop out just fine from their frames without any tearing.
—Michael Harrison, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2012
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Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
Besides the participating vendors, guests also enjoyed a light buffet, an open bar, and a raffle and punchboard filled with prizes for lucky winners.
—Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
The building tiles and tokens are thick and well-printed punchboard, which pop out just fine from their frames without any tearing.
—Michael Harrison, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2012
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“Punchboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punchboard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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