Meanings
present singular third person becheckers · participle present becheckering · participle past becheckered · past becheckered
- transitiveTo cover or mark all over with checkers or a checkered pattern
And sunshine and shadow bechecker the way; […]
1899, The Harlequin, volume 1, page 1361 more example
For here, alternate changes bechecker each scene, In which mortals their path have to tread; […]
1842, Universalist Union, volume 7, page 367
Origin
From be- (“about, all over”) + checker.
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