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
The gong sounded for the eighth chukker and two polo teams cantered in from the northeast corner of the field.
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
When, on the opening throw-in of the eighth chukker Old Westbury's No. 2, Texan Cecil Smith, cut in abruptly to score, it looked like the end of Greentree's hopes�and it was.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Although knocked senseless in the opening chukker, he finished the match and no one realized his predicament until he confessed to his team mates in the clubhouse."
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood
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