CONKER


Meaning of CONKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäŋ-kər ]

noun

Etymology: conch + -er (II), from the original use of a snail shell on a string in the game

Date: circa 1886

1. : a horse chestnut especially when used in conkers

2. plural : a game in which each player swings a horse chestnut on a string to try to break one held by the opponent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.