chequer
1 synonym for chequer, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
See checker. For the fruit sense, the name apparently alludes to the chequered or spotted look of the fruit. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that "the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that 'choker' may once have been the name, are gratuitous."
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