shuffleboard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface

Etymology

From earlier shovillaborde (“shovel board”), an alteration of shove-board, from shove + board.

In classic literature

Synonyms

shovelboard

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