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

Examples of shuffleboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Past episodes of Home Town this season have seen the HGTV couple try pickleball, go blueberry picking and play a makeshift game of shuffleboard. Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024 The lobby will also have games like Jenga and shuffleboard and local DJs on occasional evenings. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 Stop by to grab a beer, watch a game, or play one of its various pub games like tabletop shuffleboard and cornhole. Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2024 The older folks had shuffleboard and horseshoes to keep them entertained. Allen Lockshin, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 The restaurant also offers billiards, darts, shuffleboard, foosball, pinball and retro video games. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024 Along with four indoor and two outdoor pickleball courts at the 35,000-square-foot athleisure destination, Tipsy Pickle will have golf simulators, ping pong, pool tables, shuffleboard, cornhole and darts. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024 The house itself impresses with eight bedrooms, a gym, a wine cellar, a patio with a wood-burning pizza oven, and a game room with a pool table, shuffleboard, and pinball. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024 There's foosball, table shuffleboard, or beer pong. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024

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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 19 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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