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punchboard — ☆ punchboard [punch′bôrd΄ ] n. a board or card with holes containing concealed slips or disks to be punched out, used in games of chance, raffles, etc.: the slips or disks bear numbers, names, prize designations, or the like … English World dictionary
Punchboard — A punchboard is a game board, primarily consisting of a number of holes which was used once for lottery playings.HistoryOriginPunchboards were originally used in the eighteenth century for gambling purposes. A local tavern owner would construct a … Wikipedia
punchboard — /punch bawrd , bohrd /, n. a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize. Also called pushcard. [1910 15; PUNCH1 + BOARD] * * * … Universalium
punchboard — noun N. Amer. a board with holes containing slips of paper which are punched out as a form of gambling, with the object of locating a winning slip … English new terms dictionary
punchboard — punch•board [[t]ˈpʌntʃˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
punchboard — noun a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize • Hypernyms: ↑board,… … Useful english dictionary
Punch a Bunch — (also occasionally, if incorrectly, known as Punchboard) is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . Debuting on September 27, 1978, it is played for a cash prize of up to $25,900, and uses small prizes.Though a… … Wikipedia
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List of The Price Is Right pricing games — Pricing games are featured on the current version of the game show The Price Is Right. The contestant from Contestants Row who bids closest to the price of a prize without going over wins it and has the chance to win additional prizes or cash in… … Wikipedia
pushcard — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : punchboard an order prohibiting the interstate sale of … pushcards and other lottery devices Federal Trade Comm. Releases * * * /poosh kahrd /, n. punchboard. [PUSH + CARD1] … Useful english dictionary
