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shove halfpenny

shove halfpenny is the alternative spelling of shove ha'penny.

Meaning of shove ha'penny

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

Questions about shove halfpenny

What is shove halfpenny the alternative spelling of?
Shove halfpenny is the alternative spelling of shove ha'penny.

Words near shove halfpenny in the dictionary

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

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