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Definition of Foursomes
1. foursome [n] - See also: foursome
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foursomes
Literary usage of Foursomes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"CHAPTER XVII ON foursomes The four-ball foursome—Its inferiority to the old-fashioned"
game—The case of the long-handicap man—Confusion on the greens—The ..."
2. Golf from Two Sides by Roger Henry Wethered, Joyce Wethered (1922)
"CHAPTER XI MEN versus LADIES AND MIXED foursomes A FREQUENT comparison refers to
the respective merits of men and women golfers. Except in quite ordinary ..."
3. Present-day Golf by George Duncan, Bernard Darwin (1921)
"These foursomes are even better than those in a club meeting, ... Some of the
very best foursomes are those in which there is on either side one really good ..."
4. Golfers Magazine by United States Golf Association, Western Golf Association (1908)
"Boston won from Philadelphia by 6 to 4 in the singles ; but lost in the foursomes
by 2 to 3. By holes the matches resulted as follows : Anderson beat Dr. ..."
5. Golf by Horace Gordon Hutchinson, Henry James Moncreiff Moncreiff (1892)
"foursomes are a very pleasant modification of the game of golf. The ' dourness '
of attitude which we have indicated towards the opponent—a kind of grim ..."
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