conker
|con/ker|
B2
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːŋkər/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒŋkə/
game with horse chestnuts
Etymology
Etymology Information
'conker' originates from the English dialect word 'conch,' which referred to a snail shell used in the game.
Historical Evolution
'conch' transformed into 'conker' as the game evolved to use horse chestnuts instead of snail shells.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it referred to a snail shell used in a game, but over time it evolved to mean the horse chestnut used in the game.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a game played by children in which each has a horse chestnut (conker) on a string and takes turns trying to break the other's with it.
The children played conkers in the schoolyard.
Noun 2
the hard, shiny brown nut of the horse chestnut tree.
He collected conkers from the ground during autumn.
Last updated: 2025/02/01 18:11