n. 1 the hard fruit of a horse chestnut. 2 (in pl.) Brit. a children's game played with conkers on strings, one hit against another to try to break it.
[ dial. conker snail-shell (orig. used in the game), assoc. with conquer ]
CONKER
Meaning of CONKER in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012