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Definition of shuffleboard

shuffleboard

/ˈʃʌf.əlˌbɔːrd/
shuf · fle · board
Plural:shuffleboards
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shuffleboard Lexical Profile

shuffleboard Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A game in which players use long-handled cues or their hands to slide weighted disks along a narrow, smooth court or tabletop toward a marked scoring triangle at the opposite end.

Example

"The passengers spent a sunny afternoon playing shuffleboard on the upper deck of the cruise ship."

2

The smooth, elongated board, table, or floor court on which the game of shuffleboard is played.

Example

"The tavern owner sprinkled a fresh layer of silicone wax across the wooden shuffleboard before the tournament began."

• Nearby Words

shudderingly
shuddery
shuffle
shuffleboard
shuffler
shun
shunt

Word Origin & Etymology

Attested from the early 17th century as a compound of "shuffle" and "board", replacing the earlier 16th-century name "shove-board", a tabletop coin-sliding game popularized in Tudor England.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Shuffleboard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/shuffleboard
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