Definition of conker

conkernoun

hạt dẻ ngựa

/ˈkɒŋkə(r)//ˈkɑːŋkər/

Word Originmid 19th cent. (a dialect word denoting a snail shell, with which the game, or a form of it, was originally played): perhaps from conch, but associated with (and frequently spelled) conquer in the 19th and early 20th cents: an alternative name was conquerors.

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the smooth shiny brown nut of the horse chestnut tree

hạt dẻ ngựa mịn màng màu nâu bóng

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a children’s game played with conkers on strings, in which two players take turns to try to hit and break each other’s conker

một trò chơi dành cho trẻ em chơi với những hạt dẻ ngựa trên dây, trong đó hai người chơi thay phiên nhau cố gắng đánh và làm gãy hạt dẻ cười của nhau

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