Origin: 1400–50;late Middle Englishcheke(e) < Middle Frenchescheque checked, chequered in pattern, past participle of eschequer, derivative of escheccheck1
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.