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Checkers (disambiguation) — Checkers (or chequers) may refer to: Draughts, the board game called checkers in American English. The most popular variants of this group of board games are American checkers, also called English draughts, and International draughts. Other board … Wikipedia
Draughts at the 1st World Mind Sports Games — Contents 1 International Draughts (10 x 10) (Men) 2 International Draughts (10 x 10) (Women) 3 Russian Draughts (8 x 8) (Women) … Wikipedia
checkers — Draughts Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers * * * draughts (drăfts, dräfts) n. Chiefly British (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The game of checkers. [Middle English draughtes, pl. of draught, act of pulling, move at chess … Universalium
draughts — Checkers Check ers (ch[e^]k [ e]rz), n. pl. [See {Checher}, v.] A game, called also {draughts}, 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkers — (n.) U.S. name for the game known in Britain as DRAUGHTS (Cf. draughts), 1712, from plural of CHECKER (Cf. checker) (q.v.). So called for the board on which the game is played … Etymology dictionary
draughts — (n.) British name for the tabletop game that in U.S. is CHECKERS (Cf. checkers), c.1400, from DRAUGHT (Cf. draught), perhaps because the pieces are dragged over the board in moves. Earlier it is recorded as jeu de dames (late 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
Checkers — Check ers (ch[e^]k [ e]rz), n. pl. [See {Checher}, v.] A game, called also {draughts}, 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — [ dræfts ] noun uncount BRITISH the game of CHECKERS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers … English World dictionary
