Associations to the word «Punchboard»

Wiktionary

PUNCHBOARD, noun. A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery

Dictionary definition

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.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca