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four-spot

American  
[fawr-spot, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌspɒt, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing four pips; a domino, one half of which bears four pips.


Etymology

Origin of four-spot

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Betts punctuated a four-spot in the bottom half of the third with a double off the wall in left, then added a two-run home run with a fifth-inning blast to left.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2024

And the Bears’ four-spot slide marked the first time the Big 12 hasn’t had at least one team in the top five since the final poll of the 2018-19 season.

From Washington Times Jan. 31, 2022

And the Bears' four-spot slide marked the first time the Big 12 hasn't had at least one team in the top five since the final poll of the 2018-19 season.

From Fox News Jan. 31, 2022

Despite their second-period four-spot, the Capitals had reason for concern as they returned to the dressing room.

From Washington Post Feb. 26, 2019

This time "dummy" had a queen and himself a four-spot.

From The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

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