Bible Encyclopedias
Checkers
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.