shuffleboard

noun

shuf·​fle·​board ˈshə-fəl-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce shuffleboard (audio)
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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For families with babies and young children, there are two wellness rooms equipped with changing tables, and for the young at heart, there’s a small game room on the upper level with a wooden shuffleboard table. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Aug. 2025 Many items are available to purchase and take home, however, larger products like sofas, shuffleboard tables and dining sets can be shipped through Wayfair’s delivery service. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 31 July 2025 The property also added new amenities such as a pool, a bowling alley, shuffleboard, tennis courts, and an arcade. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025 The 30,000-square-foot food hall is slated to have space for 16 restaurant stalls, two bars, a self-pour beer wall, a kids play area, plus courts for pickleball and shuffleboard, according to Hempel Real Estate, which owns the building and is partnering on the project. Nick Halter, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shuffleboard

Word History

Etymology

alteration of obsolete English shove-board

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shuffleboard was in 1836

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“Shuffleboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuffleboard. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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shuffleboard

noun
shuf·​fle·​board ˈshəf-əl-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce shuffleboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a game in which players try to push disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface

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