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deck shuffleboard

noun

Etymology

From deck + shuffleboard. Originally developed to be played on the top deck of oceangoing vessels.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as shuffleboard — “shove + board”
  7. compounded as deck shuffleboard — “deck + shuffleboard”

Definitions

  1. A form of shuffleboard played on a court laid out on the floor, ground, or the deck of a…

    A form of shuffleboard played on a court laid out on the floor, ground, or the deck of a ship.

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