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Noun: shove-halfpenny  ,shúv'hey-p(u-)nee
Usage: Brit
  1. A game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark
    "The old pub still had a shove-halfpenny board for patrons to enjoy";
    - shovel board [Brit], shove-ha'penny [Brit]

Derived forms: shove-halfpennies

Type of: board game

Encyclopedia: Shove-halfpenny