English Explanatory Dictionary

shove ha'penny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/

Word forms

shove ha'penny shove halfpenny

Etymology

From shove + ha'penny.

Synonyms

push-penny shoffe-grote shovegroat slide-thrift slype groat
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