conker

[ kong-ker, kawng- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Informal.

a horse chestnut.
the hollowed-out shell of a horse chestnut.
conkers, a game in which a child swings a horse chestnut on a string in an attempt to break that of another player.

conker

/ ˈ��ɒŋ��ə /

noun

an informal name for horse chestnut

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conker¹

1840–50; probably originally conquer; compare conquering a game played with snail shells (the name of the game presumably later transferred to the playing pieces)

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