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Meaning of CHECKERS

Pronunciation:  'chekurz

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 Definition: [n]  a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
 
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 Synonyms: draughts
 
 See Also: board game, checkerboard

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Check"ers\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]rz), n. pl. [See {Checher},
v.]
A game, called also {daughts}, played on a checkerboard by
two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers)
which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of
the players has lost all his men, or can not move them.
 
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