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shovelboard(dictionary)

shovelboard (iou)



shovelboard noun. . M16.
[Alt. of earlier shoveboard.]
A game, now played esp. on a ship's deck, by pushing coins or discs with the hand or with the shaped end of a long-handled implement over a surface marked with lines or squares. M16.
a. More fully shovelboard shilling. A shilling used in the original game of shovelboard. L16-E17.
b. A table on which shovelboard is played. Also shovelboard table. Now rare. E17.