"shove ha'penny" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/
Etymology: shove + ha'penny Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shove|ha'penny}} shove + ha'penny Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=shove ha'penny}} shove ha'penny (uncountable)
  1. (British) A game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries. Wikipedia link: Shove ha’penny Tags: British, uncountable Categories (topical): Board games Synonyms: push-penny, shoffe-grote, shovegroat, slide-thrift, slype groat, shove halfpenny

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