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shove ha'penny

/ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/

shove ha'penny noun: a game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.

Noun

shove ha'penny (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.
    Synonyms:
    push-penny, shoffe-grote, shovegroat, slide-thrift, slype groat

Synonyms of shove ha'penny

Forms of shove ha'penny

alternative formshove halfpenny

Origin of shove ha'penny

From shove + ha'penny.

Questions about shove ha'penny

What does shove ha'penny mean?
Shove ha'penny means a game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.
What part of speech is shove ha'penny?
Shove ha'penny is a noun.
How do you pronounce shove ha'penny?
Shove ha'penny is pronounced /ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/.

Words near shove ha'penny in the dictionary

  1. shovavim
  2. shove
  3. shove about
  4. shove around
  5. shove down
  6. shove ha'penny
  7. shove halfpenny
  8. shove in the mouth
  9. shove it
  10. shove it up your ass
  11. shove knife

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