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foursome

[ fawr-suhm ]

noun

  1. a company or set of four; two couples; a quartet:

    to make up a foursome for bridge.

  2. Golf.
    1. a match between two pairs of players, each of whom plays their own ball.
    2. Also called Scotch foursome. a match between two pairs of players, in which each pair plays one ball and partners stroke alternately.


adjective

  1. consisting of four persons, things, etc.; performed by or requiring four persons.

foursome

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a set or company of four
  2. sport a game between two pairs of players, esp a form of golf in which each partner in a pair takes alternate strokes at the same ball Compare fourball greensome
  3. modifier of or performed by a company of four

    a foursome competition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foursome1

First recorded in 1540–50; four + -some 2
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The foursome lives at Lee’s home in Seattle, with the women in the main house and the lads in a barn-like bunker in the yard.

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This sense of shared history — even a history never seen or expressed — helps to ground the close-knit foursome of friends the actors portray in “The Wedding Banquet.”

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It quickly spread as a country club sport due to its foursome nature — many liken its companionship quality to golf.

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The foursome will first appear in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which hits theaters July 25, before they return in “Doomsday.”

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And if the person who reserved the foursome isn’t present, the other golfers aren’t allowed to play.

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