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conkers (n.)
[conkers 词源字典]
"child's game played with horse chestnuts," originally with snail shells, 1847, probably a variant of
conquer
. The goal was to break the other player's item by hitting it with yours.
[conkers etymology, conkers origin, 英语词源]