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conker in British English
sostantivo
an informal name for horse chestnut (sense 2)
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Frequenza
conker in American English
sostantivo British
1. [pl., with sing. v.]
a child's game played with horse chestnuts tied to strings
2.
a horse chestnut
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Frequenza
conker in American English
(ˈkɑŋkər, ˈkɔŋ-)
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Parola origine conker
[1840–50; prob. orig. conquer; cf. conquering a game played with snail shells (the name of the game presumably later transferred
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