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Checkers

Checkers Meaning & Definition
Checkers Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Checkers?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Checkers: draughts

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See Also | board game | checkerboard

Checkers In Webster's Dictionary

\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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