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shove-ha'penny

shove-ha'penny

9.9
A pub game where you slide coins on a board to score points
  • noun
  • /ʃʌv həˈpɛni/
  • Archaic
translation icon : shove-ha'penny
  • Every Friday night, the locals gathered at the pub to play shove-ha'penny together.

Examples

  • He learned the rules of shove-ha'penny from his grandfather, who had played the game as a child.

  • A worn shove-ha'penny board was proudly displayed above the fireplace.

  • We played shove-ha'penny at the pub last night.

  • Shove-ha'penny is a fun game for all ages.

  • Every Friday night, the locals gathered at the pub to play shove-ha'penny together.

  • He learned the rules of shove-ha'penny from his grandfather, who had played the game as a child.

  • A worn shove-ha'penny board was proudly displayed above the fireplace.

Synonyms

shove-halfpenny
vsshove-ha'penny
  • Archaic
9.9

A game where players slide coins by hand across a board to a target

is written with an apostrophe rather than a hyphen
shovel board
vsshove-ha'penny
  • Archaic
8.9

A game where players slide coins or discs across a long smooth board to reach a target for points

focuses on reaching marked scoring areas rather than pure accuracy

Surface Forms

shove-ha'penny singular
shove-ha'pennies plural

Morphology

shove-ha'penny = shove + ha'penny (semi-transparent) = shove + ha'penny

Compositionally clear as 'shove' + 'ha'penny' (shoving halfpennies), but the archaic/colloquial coin term 'ha'penny' may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Shove-ha'penny comes from two parts: shove ('to push') and ha'penny ('half penny'). So the name is literal: players push small halfpenny coins across a board to score points.