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four-spot

American

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

noun

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

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four-spot

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 Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Harte, Bret

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