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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 punch 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

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Etymology

Origin of punchboard

First recorded in 1910–15; punch 1 + board

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

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