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Definition of "punchboard" []

  • A small, usually rectangular board, used as a game of chance, that contains many holes each filled with a folded slip of paper that when punched out indicates a designated prize, win, or loss. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "punchboard" in a sentence
  • "I felt the open stares become harder now, and I looked intently at the punchboard in front of me."
  • "Mrs. Anderson sighed, looked at the punchboard with disgust, but at last picked it up."
  • "The winner was to get a doll whose picture appeared on the punchboard."
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