fourscore
Americanadjective
determiner
Etymology
Origin of fourscore
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at four, score
Example Sentences
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The fourscore felines are shy but ready to be taken in by cat lovers, according to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023
In the words of the Psalms, “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow.”
From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2017
The kings and common folk, courtiers and soldiers in these productions add up to threescore or fourscore.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2015
At 78, Mr. Petherbridge, hasn’t quite reached fourscore, but he’s had a long and eventful career.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2015
Providence seemed to wind him up For fourscore years, Yet ran he nine winters more; Till, like a clock, Worn out with repeating time, The wheels of weary life At last stood still.
From Curious Epitaphs by Various
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