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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 21 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CHECKERS , the name by which the See also: GAME game of See also: DRAUGHTS (from AS. dragan, to draw) draughts (q.v.) is known in See also: AMERICA America . The origin of the name is the same as that of " See also: CHESS chess " (q.v.) . End of Article: CHECKERS
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