conker
1
9.9
A hard, shiny brown seed from the horse chestnut tree that you cannot eat
- noun
- /ˈkɒŋkə/
- UK
:
marrón
- She was a big fan of conkers, which is a horse chestnut.
She was a big fan of conkers, which is a horse chestnut.
- She was a big fan of conkers, which is a horse chestnut.
Examples
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The shiny brown conkers fell from the tree as autumn approached.
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Children collect conkers in the autumn to use for the traditional game.
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What equipment do children need to play conkers?
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To play the game of conkers, you need to string a conker on a piece of string.
Synonyms
1
9.9
A shiny brown nutlike seed from the horse chestnut tree that is not for eating
is the general name for the same seed without regional emphasis
horse chestnut
vsconker
6.5
A glossy brown seed in a spiky green husk that you cannot eat
focuses on the hard shiny brown seed itself without the husk detail
Surface Forms
Etymology
Conker likely comes from the idea of winning in the playground game. One idea links it to conquer ('to win'), because children tried to break the other player's nut, so conker now means the hard, shiny horse-chestnut seed used in that game.