chukker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chukker
1895–1900; < Hindi chakkar < Sanskrit cakra wheel
Example Sentences
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It would be marvelous to sit through even one chukker again.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2015
In the last two minutes of the final chukker in the international match he knocks the winning goal, ending his baroque antics, closing a silly picture.
From Time Magazine Archive
The West promptly trampled its victory in, drove through three goals in the last chukker to the East's none, to win the game 12 to 6 and the first East v.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the end of the seventh chukker, Old Westbury, with the aid of Mike Phipps's five goals, was leading Greentree, 9-to-5.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You'd better go and hedge those bets," laughed Samson when the chukker ended.
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
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