fourscore
/ˈfɔrskɔr/
noun
- The number eighty (80), used especially in older or formal English.
- The manuscript was written fourscore years before the invention of the printing press.
- He lived to be fourscore years old, a remarkable age for his time.
- Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
Synonyms
adjective
- Being eighty in number; eighty.
- The army marched with fourscore men in the front line.
- The king ruled for fourscore years, a reign of great peace.
- She counted fourscore candles on the birthday cake.