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A selection of fresh conkers from ahorse-chestnut tree.

Etymology 1

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From 19th-century dialectconker(“snail-shell”); the game ofconkers was originally played using snail-shells; fromconch +‎-er[1][2] or a variant ofconquer.[3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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conker (pluralconkers)

  1. (British) Ahorse chestnut, used in the game ofconkers.
    Synonyms:(all dialectal)cheggie,cobbler,obblyonker
    • 2006, Peter Godwin,When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa:
      His bald spot gleams like a burnishedconker.
Derived terms
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Translations
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horse chestnut used in the game of conkers

References

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  1. ^“conker”, inCollins English Dictionary; from Michael Agnes, editor,Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.:Wiley,2010,→ISBN.
  2. ^“conker”, inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. ^“conker”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  4. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “conkers”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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conker

  1. Alternative form ofkankar
    • 1833, Edward C. Archer,Tours in Upper India and in Parts of the Himalaya Mountains, page89:
      The roads are not exceeded by any throughout India; hardconker pounded, makes them as level as a table.

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