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Definition of Chukker
1. Noun. (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided.
Category relationships: Polo
Generic synonyms: Division, Part, Section
Group relationships: Period Of Play, Play, Playing Period
Definition of Chukker
1. Noun. One of the six playing periods, each of 7½ minutes, of a game of polo ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chukker
1. a period of play in polo [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chukker
Literary usage of Chukker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches. a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1903)
"At last the bell rings and the chukker is ended; I've been hit on the fetlock,
the knee, and the head; Mermaid's puffing and blowing, her nostrils distended ..."
2. Pieces of Hate and Other Enthusiasms by Heywood Broun (1922)
""Although knocked senseless in the opening chukker, he finished the match and no
one realized his predicament until he confessed to his team mates in the ..."
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