shove-halfpenny

noun
variants: or shove-ha'penny \ ˈ⸗ˈ⸗(⸗)⸗ \

Definition of shove-halfpenny

: a game played on a special board in which players drive coins or other disks with the thumb or palm from the edge of the board into scoring beds at the other end

History and Etymology for shove-halfpenny

shove entry 1 + halfpenny or ha'penny

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