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foursome

American  
[fawr-suhm] / ˈfɔr səm /

noun

  1. a company or set of four; two couples; a quartet.

    to make up a foursome for bridge.

  2. Golf.

    1. a match between two pairs of players, each of whom plays their own ball.

    2. Also called Scotch foursome.  a match between two pairs of players, in which each pair plays one ball and partners stroke alternately.

adjective

  1. consisting of four persons, things, etc.; performed by or requiring four persons.

foursome British  
/ ˈfɔːsəm /

noun

  1. a set or company of four

  2. sport a game between two pairs of players, esp a form of golf in which each partner in a pair takes alternate strokes at the same ball Compare fourball greensome

  3. (modifier) of or performed by a company of four

    a foursome competition
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Etymology

Origin of foursome

First recorded in 1540–50; four + -some 2

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