four of a kind
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of four of a kind
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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A king came on the river to give him four of a kind.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 18, 2010
"He could look sad and beautiful and humble while he held four of a kind, timidly and carefully betting against other people's full houses."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ethics are somewhat mixed, the principals in an excellent poker sequence shifting cards until Dix acquires four of a kind, raking in thereby $4,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then for every four of a kind that he fills he should have an extra tile in his hand on account of the extra loose tile draw.
From Pung Chow The Game of a Hundred Intelligences. Also known as Mah-Diao, Mah-Jong, Mah-Cheuk, Mah-Juck and Pe-Ling by Harr, Lew Lysle
If he has one set of four of a kind he should have fourteen tiles in his hand, two sets of four of kind 15 tiles, and so on.
From Pung Chow The Game of a Hundred Intelligences. Also known as Mah-Diao, Mah-Jong, Mah-Cheuk, Mah-Juck and Pe-Ling by Harr, Lew Lysle
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