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
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
"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
It has been stated that one cannot "pung" unless it makes up three or four of a kind.
From Pung Chow The Game of a Hundred Intelligences. Also known as Mah-Diao, Mah-Jong, Mah-Cheuk, Mah-Juck and Pe-Ling by Lew Lysle Harr
The Britisher held a full house, the American four of a kind.
From Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers by Anonymous
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