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.

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Etymology

Origin of four-spot

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 16 Utah State and No. 18 Creighton joined the Blue Devils with a four-spot jump.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 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

"When you get a four-spot in the first inning, it takes a lot of pressure off you but you’ve still got a job to do. You’ve still got to get deep in the baseball game."

From Fox News • May 5, 2021

The conversation, always returning to the red king and the black four-spot, ranged idly here and there.

From Saturday's Child by Norris, Kathleen Thompson