ProphetesAI is thinking...
slide-groat
Answers
MindMap
Loading...
Sources
Shuffleboard History
Back in 15th Century England, folks played a game of sliding a "groat" (a large British coin of the day worth about four pence) down a table.
www.shuffleboard.net
www.shuffleboard.net
Shove ha'penny - Wikipedia
Shove ha'penny, or shove halfpenny also known in ancestral form as shoffe-grote ['shove-groat' in Modern English], slype groat ['slip groat'], ...
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
slide-groat, n. meanings, etymology and more
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun slide-groat. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It ...
www.oed.com
www.oed.com
slide-groat
† slide-groat Obs. [f. slide v. + groat.] Shove-groat, shovelboard.1552 Nottingham Rec. IV. 102 Dyce, slyde grote,..or any other maner of game. 1586 Hooker Giraldus' Hist. Irel. in Holinshed II. 86/2 On a night, when the lieutenant and he for their disport were plaieng at slidegrote, or shoofle⁓boor...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
definition of Slidegroat by The Free Dictionary
The game of shovelboard. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell ...
www.thefreedictionary.com
www.thefreedictionary.com
When was Shuffleboard Invented? - Legacy Billiards
In the 1400s, in England, people there played a game called “shove-groat”, which involved sliding a large silver coin, called a 'groat', down a table.
www.legacybilliards.com
www.legacybilliards.com
Shove ha'penny
Shove ha'penny (or shove halfpenny), also known in ancestral form as shoffe-grote ['shove-groat' in Modern English], slype groat ['slip groat'], and slide-thrift
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
Shuffleboard | Rules, Strategy & Equipment - Britannica
It was popular in England as early as the 15th century, especially with the aristocracy, under the names shovegroat, slide-groat, and shovel-penny. Some of ...
www.britannica.com
www.britannica.com
Information About History of the Game at The Shuffleboard Federation
It was initially called shove groat or slide groat, since people would slide a "groat" (a large British coin worth approximately 4 pence) down the length ...
www.shuffleboardfederation.com
www.shuffleboardfederation.com
Shove Ha'Penny - Medieval People at Play
A medieval pub game in the shuffleboard family. Two players or teams compete against one another using coins or discs on a tabletop board.
rusticadornments.wordpress.com
rusticadornments.wordpress.com
Shuffling Through Time: A Brief History of Shuffleboard Tables
The game's objective was both simple and challenging: to slide a groat, a significant coin of the time, towards the table's edge without letting it fall off.
pooltableportfolio.com
pooltableportfolio.com
slide-thrift
† ˈslide-thrift Obs. [f. slide v., after slide-groat.] 1. Shovelboard, slide-groat.1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII, c. 9 §1 New and craftie games and plaies, as..slide thrift, otherwise called shoue groat. 1630 J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. iii. 79 Some of the Townesmen were..bowling: some at slide-thrift, or sho...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
The Mistress of Shenstone
Murgatroyd
Helen Muir as Eliza Murgatroyd
Lydia Yeamans Titus as Susannah Murgatroyd
References
External links
The Pauline Frederick Web Page by Greta de Groat lantern slide (Wayback Machine)
1921 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Henry King
Films based on British novels
Film Booking Offices
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
slip-
slip- The stem of slip v.1 in combination, as: 1. a. slip-bend (see quot.); slip-buoy, a buoy attached to a cable when slipping an anchor; slip-case, a close-fitting box with one side open into which a book or books are placed for protection, while allowing the spine to remain visible; also, a simil...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
On television, he appeared in the Western series Gunsmoke as Groat, a gruff, bully cowboy in the 1957 episode “Skid Row” (S2E22). , Kelly, Slide (1927) – McLean
Backstage (1927) – Mike Donovan
Arizona Bound (1927) – Cowboy
Snowbound (1927) – Bull Morgan
Babe Comes Home (1927)
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org