conker

[ kong-ker, kawng- ]

noun

, British Informal.

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

conker

/ ˈkɒŋkə /

noun

1. See horse chestnut
   an informal name for horse chestnut

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)

Example Sentences

Me, with my commishun pinned onto a banner, and under it written, “In this Sign we Conker.”

From Project Gutenberg

Perseveranse will conker enny thing but muskeeters; the only way tew conker them iz tew bak out.

From Project Gutenberg