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punch⋅board

[puhnch-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
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.


Origin:
1910–15; punch 1 + board
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punch·board   (pŭnch'bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  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.
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