thirteen
noun
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
thirteens
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pluralof thirteen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Six seeds are 86-50 against the elevens, fives are 89-47 against twelves, and once you get to fours vs. thirteens, you're in never gonna happen territory.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 18, 2019
I do not know, he adds, what the occult almanac makers predict, but out of curiosity I have looked back at some other thirteens.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2013
Arra, dear shoy, I got five thirteens and a pair of English brogues.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
I fear it is not strong enough to give Murray much chance of realising his thirteens again.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
Come in and bear a hand, and I’ll give you diet and lodging and a few thirteens when you earn them.”
From The Irish Fairy Book by Various
