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
2.
the marked area on which this game is played
shovelboard in American English
(ˈʃʌvəlˌbɔrd, -ˌbourd)
noun
the game of shuffleboard
Word origin
[1525–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1525–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: invest, qualify, retire, secure, society