Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
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Examples
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British skip Eve Muirhead pounded a stone in frustration after giving up a four-spot to Switzerland in a 10-6 shortened nine-end loss.
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The conversation, always returning to the red king and the black four-spot, ranged idly here and there.
Saturday's Child Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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This time "dummy" had a queen and himself a four-spot.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Bret Harte 1869
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This time "dummy" had a queen, and himself a four-spot.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte Bret Harte 1869
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Vargas gave up a four-spot in the bottom of the third and now trails 4-2 with a pitch count up at 69.
The Seattle Times 2011
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But the Saskatchewan crew responded with several clutch shots in eight, especially from third Kim Schneider and Holland, to put up a four-spot and gain control of the game.
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We did a good job putting together a four-spot, but for the most part, we're in a struggle getting guys on and getting guys in.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The Scotties put the game out of reach with a four-spot in the home half of the fifth.
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The Scotties put the game out of reach with a four-spot in the home half of the fifth.
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The Scotties put the game out of reach with a four-spot in the home half of the fifth.
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