CHECKER,
1. To variegate with cross lines to form into little squares, like a chess board, by lines or stripes of different colors. Hence,
2. To diversify to variegate with different qualities, scenes, or events.
Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood.
CHECKER, n.
1. One who checks or restrains a rebuker.
2. A chess-board.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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