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punchboard

punch·board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhnch-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈpʌntʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhnch-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈpʌntʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of punchboard word

  • noun punchboard a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize. 1
  • noun punchboard a board full of holes containing slips of paper, used in a gambling game in which a player attempts to push out a slip marked with a winning number 0
  • noun punchboard a board or card with holes containing concealed slips or disks to be punched out, used in games of chance, raffles, etc.: the slips or disks bear numbers, names, prize designations, or the like 0

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Origin of punchboard

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; punch1 + board

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Parts of speech for Punchboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

punchboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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