shovelboard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shovelboard
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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In England shovelboard is one thing; in Plymouth a second thing, and two things are not the same as one thing.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames
The shilling of Edward the Sixth acquired this popular name from being so large and flat, that it was found convenient for use in the game of shovelboard.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
Stephen Hopkins was fined for allowing his servants to play shovelboard, but this did not happen till some time later than 1622.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames
Henry Cabot Lodge says the shovelboard of Shakespeare's time was almost the only game not expressly prohibited.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
To my mind shovelboard is innocent; I have permitted my men to play it.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames
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