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chequer

che·quer

UK/ˈt͡ʃɛkə/ US/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/ uncommon uk

verb

1.

mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

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2.

variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

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Origin

See checker. (fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”

Phrases

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • chequer tree

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