shuffleboard

[ shuhf-uhl-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

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 this game is played.

shuffleboard

/ ˈʃʌfəlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. 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
2. the marked area on which this game is played

Word History and Origins

Origin of shuffleboard¹

First recorded in 1525–35; alteration of earlier shove board