shuffleboard

[ shuhf-uh l-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈʃʌf əlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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.

the board or marked surface, as on a floor or deck, on which this game is played.

Origin of shuffleboard

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

shuddering, shudra, shuffle, shuffle off, shuffle play, shuffleboard, shuffler, shuffling, shufty, shufu, shuggy

Time magazine later put Webb on its cover in front of a shuffleboard court.

The Governor Who Hates Her State |Bryan Curtis |July 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It is a mixture of "hop-scotch" and shuffleboard played with a crutch.

The Innocents Abroad |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Played at Shuffleboard which is done by sliding circular boards upon nine squares with figures making 15 each way.

A Journey to America in 1834 |Robert Heywood
On the hurricane deck, aft, a sailor was chalking a shuffleboard court.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley

Shuffleboard parties at one point and ring-toss parties at another were forming among the young people.

The March Family Trilogy, Complete |William Dean Howells
I must have my morning game of shuffleboard with the captain.

Mysterious Mr. Sabin |E. Phillips Oppenheim

shuffleboard

/ (ˈʃʌfəlˌbɔːd) /

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

the marked area on which this game is played