'shovelpenny' definitions:

Definition of 'shovelpenny'

From: GCIDE
  • Shovelboard \Shov"el*board`\, n.
  • 1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A game played on board ship in which the aim is to shove or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on the deck; -- called also shuffleboard. [1913 Webster]