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threescore

[ three-skawr, -skohr ]

adjective

  1. being or containing three times twenty; sixty.


threescore

/ ˈθːˈɔː /

determiner

  1. an archaic word for sixty
“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 threescore1

First recorded in 1350–1400, threescore is from Middle English thre scoor. See three, score
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The 49ers gutted the Minnesota defense with eight straight rushing plays to go 44 yards and punch in another score, providing the Niners a cushion that would lead to a comfortable threescore victory.

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“She wanted to impress upon the superintendent the serious ramifications of Brown. I had never in my lifetime seen a judge read Brown in court, and I am more than threescore and 10.”

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In the words of the Psalms, “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow.”

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The kings and common folk, courtiers and soldiers in these productions add up to threescore or fourscore.

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Given that 2035 is my approximate checkout time on the threescore and ten count here’s hoping I live to see whether this prediction makes a fool of me or not.

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