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Definition of Twoscore
1. Adjective. Being ten more than thirty.
Definition of Twoscore
1. Noun. (archaic) Forty ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twoscore
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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