Definition of punchboard in English:
punchboard
nounˈpʌntʃbɔːdˈpən(t)ʃˌbɔrd
North American A board with holes containing slips of paper which are punched out as a form of gambling, with the object of locating a winning slip.
he won it on some gigantic penny punchboard
Example sentencesExamples
- I can remember as a kid little pocket revolvers were often offered as prizes on punchboards.
- In the first half of the 20th century, every little store had a punchboard with one of the main prizes being a nickel-plated pocket pistol.
Definition of punchboard in US English:
punchboard
nounˈpən(t)SHˌbôrdˈpən(t)ʃˌbɔrd
North American A board with holes containing slips of paper which are punched out as a form of gambling, with the object of locating a winning slip.
he won it on some gigantic penny punchboard
Example sentencesExamples
- In the first half of the 20th century, every little store had a punchboard with one of the main prizes being a nickel-plated pocket pistol.
- I can remember as a kid little pocket revolvers were often offered as prizes on punchboards.