mixed foursome
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mixed foursome
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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One unfortunate man she found playing a mixed foursome on a suburban golf links.
From The Red Hand of Ulster by Birmingham, George A.
Carter arrived at the club shortly after our "mixed foursome" had started out.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham
Of course you know the theory of the mixed foursome.
From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van
Dolly plays golf too, though I believe not so well; and they first met in a mixed foursome.
From Howards End by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
While Mary and Russell were discussing the theory of the mixed foursome old Bill made a terrific mashie shot out of the grass, and the ball reached the edge of the green.
From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van
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