Thwarted Conquest: "I never said anything about checkers, old man!"
The Real Jersey Dictionary, Vol. 2|Jaimie Etkin|October 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A field divided into squares or checkers formed checky, and when divided into what are now called lozenges it became lozengy.
Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers|William Henry St. John Hope
There was an accountant, the store clerk, two checkers who tallied ore brought up each shift.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
By the way, checkers on ale-house doors originated, I have been told, in a curious circumstance.
Recollections of Old Liverpool|A Nonagenarian
You never can tell where a game of checkers will end, said Westy.
Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The nails are jumped off in the same manner that men are jumped in the game of checkers.
School, Church, and Home Games|George O. Draper
checkers
/ (ˈtʃɛkəz) /
noun
(functioning as singular)US and Canadiana game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces