shuffleboard

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noun shuf·fle·board \ ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd \

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

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The small wooden structure in downtown Manson has 12 brews on tap, with pool tables and shuffleboard.

— jackie smith, The Seattle Times, "Lake Chelan in harvest time offers wine, walks and water sports," 24 Aug. 2017
Exercise those calories off by challenging your mates in foosball and shuffleboard, or go retro with their tabletop arcade games.

— laurie delk, Pacific San Diego Magazine, "Late-night happy hours to satisfy and satiate," 23 Aug. 2017
The latter will open this fall as a rathskeller and game room with shuffleboard and skeeball.

— shauna steigerwald, Cincinnati.com, "Eli's, Pho Lang Thang owners open East End bar," 9 Aug. 2017
Sometime around 2:45 p.m., March 24, 1949, Rimann was leaving a meeting with a shuffleboard salesman on Chestnut Avenue just north of Fourteenth Street in Kansas City when he was accosted by two men who had been waiting for him in the black Ford.

— shane sanderson, kansascity, "Wolf Rimann, politically connected country club owner, shot dead in broad daylight," 16 July 2017
Sports include everything from shuffleboard to the triathlon.

— allee manning, SELF, "101-Year-Old Runner Sets World Record at Senior Games," 6 July 2017
Games, including tabletop shuffleboard and darts, will also be part of the Brewpourium.

— shauna steigerwald, Cincinnati.com, "New details about Taft's Brewing Co., taking shape in Spring Grove Village," 29 June 2017
The subcommittee has considered adding hiking and jogging trails, a bocce ball court, horseshoes, shuffleboard, a leash-free dog park, a community garden, new access points, and opening it up as a wedding venue.

— karen pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "La Mesa ready to take over land at Sun Valley course," 19 June 2017
The eclectic space has been re-invented with 44 loft-style rooms, a rooftop bar, and a basement bar with shuffleboard.

— paul rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Perfect New England Summer Road Trip," 12 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of shuffleboard

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

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First Known Use: 1836

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Definition of shuffleboard for English Language Learners

: a game in which players use a long stick with a curved piece at one end to slide discs into scoring areas that are marked on the ground

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