1
: a horse chestnut especially when used in conkers
2
conkers plural
: a game in which each player swings a horse chestnut on a string to try to break one held by the opponent
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Two players square off in an effort to try to break each other’s conker with their own.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The name conker refers to the seed of a horse chestnut tree, which is threaded in the middle.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The name conker refers to the seed of a horse chestnut tree, which is threaded in the middle.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Conker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conker. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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