shove-halfpenny

Save This Word!

noun

British a game in which players try to propel old halfpennies or polished discs with the hand into lined sections of a wooden or slate board

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby shove-halfpenny

shouting distance, shouting match, shout-out, shouty, shove, shove-halfpenny, shove-ha'penny, shovel, shovel beak, shovelboard, shoveler

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use shove-halfpenny in a sentence

These big, set-piece events shove the royalty in their face.
British Republicans Hail New Royal Baby As Good Recruiting Tool|Tom Sykes|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The four of them move to the boat, right it, balance the mattress across its bow and shove it towards the water.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The era of singers telling loser boyfriends to shove off and demanding more from men was over.
Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon '90s and Feminism's Resurgence in Pop Music|Amanda Marcotte|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When push comes to shove, the pressure of staving off Ghana, Portugal, and Germany fell on Howard.
Team USA Lost, but Tim Howard Is a Winner|Emily Shire|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He tries to shove his relationship with Amia into a box and that box explodes in his face.
Louie’s Elevator Romance: Can Love Exist Without Sex?|Amanda Marcotte|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had he not meant the Fleet to shove in K. must have made some reference to the second Division, surely.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The price of tobacco accordingly dropped from fourpence a pound to a halfpenny per pound by 1667.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
He lifted the other cadet as high as he could and with a shove sent him rolling on the ice beyond.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall|Arthur M. Winfield
Black Hood kicked his legs over the rail, reversing his position, gave himself a shove with his hands.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Near the coast line the effect of the waves is continually to shove the detritus up the slopes of the continental shelf.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler