shove-halfpenny

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Shove-halfpenny, a gambling pot-house pastime, played on a table.

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You now have a prepared patch that can be used for hop-scotch, shove-halfpenny, Rugby football or curling.

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The favourite game of shove-halfpenny was kept up till a late hour, when the party broke up highly delighted.

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The game of shove-halfpenny is mentioned in the Times of April 25, 1845, as then played by the lower orders.

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