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the name by which the game of draughts is known in America. The origin of the name is the same as that of "chess" (q.v.).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Checkers'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/checkers.html. 1910.
 
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