shovelboard


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shovelboard

(ˈʃʌvəlˌbɔːd)
n
(Games, other than specified) another name for shuffleboard
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.shovelboard - a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surfaceshovelboard - a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
shuffleboard
outdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors
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shovelboard

[ˈʃʌvlbɔːd] N → juego m de tejo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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