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conker definition

conker (käŋ′kər)

noun

  1. a child's game played with horse chestnuts tied to strings
  2. a horse chestnut

Etymology: Brit dial., orig., a snail shell (< conch + -er): the game was orig. played with shells

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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