punchboard

American  

[puhnch-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈpʌntʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.

---

punchboard British  

/ ˈpʌntʃˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a board full of holes containing slips of paper, used in a gambling game in which a player attempts to push out a slip marked with a winning number

---

Etymology

Origin of punchboard

First recorded in 1910–15; punch ¹ + board

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

punchboard

From the outside, it's a punchboard of tall half-rounded windows, with all-white cladding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2015

Mobile Unit relayed Deep Dark Secret's message by direct line to the head engineer of the Broadcast Operations Control "punchboard" in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

In California, the committee said, representatives of Attorney General Fred Howser had set out to organize protection for all slot-machine and punchboard operations through the whole state.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a circulation of about 1,000, the Tribune was a sleepy small-town weekly -- until its boy editor stumbled on punchboard gambling in Madison County.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ekstrohm took his fingers off the punchboard and lay back on his couch.

From The Planet with No Nightmare by Jim Harmon

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---