- shovegroat
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English shove grote, from shoven to shove + grote groat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shovegroat
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shovegroat — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shovegroat — Shoveboard Shove board , Shovegroat Shove groat , n. The same as {Shovelboard}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoveboard — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoveboard — Shove board , Shovegroat Shove groat , n. The same as {Shovelboard}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shovelboard — Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913 Webster] 2. A game … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shovelpenny — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuffleboard — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuffleboard — Shovelboard Shov el*board , n. 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard}, {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shuffleboard — /shuf euhl bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck. 2. the board or marked surface, as on a floor or deck, on which… … Universalium
