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Definition of Fourteens
1. fourteen [n] - See also: fourteen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fourteens
Literary usage of Fourteens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... with his squadron for Holland with some of the kings yatchs, and others are
to follow; after which he is to cruize at the broad fourteens till sent for ..."
2. The great giant Arithmos, a most elementary arithmetic by Mary Steadman Aldis (1882)
"In two Fourteens, how many Sevens ? Four Sevens in two Fourteens. How many Sevens
in three Fourteens ? Six Sevens in three Fourteens, two Sevens for each ..."
3. The "Quincy Methods" Illustrated: Pen Photographs from the Quincy Schools by Lelia Ellen Patridge (1885)
"... How many fourteens did we have ? Sophie." "Seven." '' And how many fourteens
have I, John ? ..."
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