four-spot

[ fawr-spot, fohr- ]

noun

1. a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing four pips; a domino, one half of which bears four pips.

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-spot¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Betts punctuated a four-spot in the bottom half of the third with a double off the wall in left, then added a two-run home run with a fifth-inning blast to left.

From Los Angeles Times

No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 16 Utah State and No. 18 Creighton joined the Blue Devils with a four-spot jump.

From Seattle Times

They added four more runs in the second inning — including a three-run homer from Freeman — and hung another four-spot in the sixth.

From Los Angeles Times

And the Bears’ four-spot slide marked the first time the Big 12 hasn’t had at least one team in the top five since the final poll of the 2018-19 season.

From Washington Times

And the Bears' four-spot slide marked the first time the Big 12 hasn't had at least one team in the top five since the final poll of the 2018-19 season.

From Fox News