chukker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chukker
1895–1900; < Hindi chakkar < Sanskrit cakra wheel
Example Sentences
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It would be marvelous to sit through even one chukker again.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2015
When, on the opening throw-in of the eighth chukker Old Westbury's No. 2, Texan Cecil Smith, cut in abruptly to score, it looked like the end of Greentree's hopes�and it was.
From Time Magazine Archive
A good pony costs from $1,500 to $10,000 and to make a showing in crack company a rider must have a new mount every chukker.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the third chukker Sonny suddenly cut in, took the ball away from Hitchcock, swung his mallet.
From Time Magazine Archive
And now, as the final "chukker" of the tournament drew to a close, it did indeed seem that the ambition of many years was on the eve of fulfilment.
From Captain Desmond, V.C. by Diver, Maud
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