conker

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A selection of fresh conkers from a horse-chestnut tree.

Etymology 1

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From 19th-century dialect conker (snail-shell); the game of conkers was originally played using snail-shells; from conch +‎ -er[1][2] or a variant of conquer.[3][4]

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Noun

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conker (plural conkers)

  1. (British) A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
    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 burnished conker.
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References

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  1. ^ conker”, in Collins English Dictionary; from Michael Agnes, editor, Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.: Wiley, 2010, →ISBN.
  2. ^ conker”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. ^ conker”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  4. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “conkers”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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conker

  1. Alternative form of kankar
    • 1833, Edward C. Archer, Tours in Upper India and in Parts of the Himalaya Mountains, page 89:
      The roads are not exceeded by any throughout India; hard conker pounded, makes them as level as a table.

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