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- [shuhf-uh l-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈʃʌf əlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /ʃˈʌfəlbˌɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shuhf-uh l-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈʃʌf əlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
Definitions of shuffleboard word
- noun shuffleboard 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. 1
- noun shuffleboard the board or marked surface, as on a floor or deck, on which this game is played. 1
- noun shuffleboard a game in which players push wooden or plastic discs with a long cue towards numbered scoring sections marked on a floor, esp a ship's deck 0
- noun shuffleboard the marked area on which this game is played 0
- noun shuffleboard a game in which large disks are pushed with a cue along a smooth lane toward numbered areas of a diagram 0
- noun shuffleboard the marked surface on which it is played 0
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Origin of shuffleboard
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; alteration of earlier shove board
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Parts of speech for Shuffleboard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shuffleboard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shuffleboard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with shuffleboard
- how to play shuffleboard?
- how to build a shuffleboard table?
- how do you play shuffleboard?
- how to score shuffleboard?
- how to make a shuffleboard table?
- what is shuffleboard?
- how long is a shuffleboard table?
- how to play outdoor shuffleboard?
- how to play table shuffleboard?
- how to play shuffleboard table?
- shuffleboard how to play?
- what does off mean in shuffleboard?
- how to make a shuffleboard?
- how to build a shuffleboard?
- how to build a shuffleboard court?
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