bechecker

English

Etymology

From be- (“about, all over”) +‎ checker.

Verb

bechecker (third-person singular simple present becheckers, present participle becheckering, simple past and past participle becheckered)

1. (transitive) To cover or mark all over with checkers or a checkered pattern
   • 1842, Universalist Union, volume 7, page 367:

     For here, alternate changes bechecker each scene,
     In which mortals their path have to tread; […]

   • 1899, The Harlequin, volume 1, page 136:

     And sunshine and shadow bechecker the way; […]