Definition of Twoscore

1. Adjective. Being ten more than thirty.

Exact synonyms: 40, Forty, Xl
Similar to: Cardinal

Definition of Twoscore

1. Noun. (archaic) Forty ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twoscore

twonesses
twonk
twonked
twonking
twonks
twoonie
twoonies
twopartite
twopence
twopences
twopenn'orth
twopenny
twopenny-halfpenny
twopenn’orths
twos
twoscore (current term)
twoscores
twosies
twosome
twosomes
twoth
twothirds
twotino
twotinos
twoty
twp
twunt
twunts
twyblade
twyer

Literary usage of Twoscore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Le Petit Nord, Or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour by Katie Spalding (1920)
"... a gale blowing from the northwest, twoscore small, unwashed orphans, and a burst boiler! ... twoscore ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"They came thronging up the steps, not more than twoscore, I imagined, ... But twoscore of such famished, desperate men, God grant I may never again see! ..."

3. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1887)
"That which passes under the name of Theodore of Canterbury, and was of general authority, only prescribes a penance of twoscore days or a year for sorcery, ..."

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