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  • They played for a third of a ghari —approximately an hour—and did not talk for the whole time, even at the ends of the chukkars, each of which lasted seven minutes.

    Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

  • They played for a third of a ghari —approximately an hour—and did not talk for the whole time, even at the ends of the chukkars, each of which lasted seven minutes.

    Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

  • They played for a third of a ghari —approximately an hour—and did not talk for the whole time, even at the ends of the chukkars, each of which lasted seven minutes.

    Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010

  • In fact, our enthusiasts often join forces with the folks in neighboring Durango, the Malletheads, to get a few chukkars going.

    Lise Waring: Chicken Picking and Other Strange Telluride Pastimes 2009

  • A polo game is divided usually into six periods—or chukkars—each seven minutes long.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • She started walking toward the end of the field, where a small pavilion stood, offering shelter to the players between chukkars.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • A polo game is divided usually into six periods—or chukkars—each seven minutes long.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • “I wish I could have been a fly at the picket line between the second and third chukkars.”

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • She started walking toward the end of the field, where a small pavilion stood, offering shelter to the players between chukkars.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • “I wish I could have been a fly at the picket line between the second and third chukkars.”

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

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