Meaning of all fours | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The four legs of a quadruped.
2. The four limbs of a primate.
3. A card game similar to whist.
4. A certain game of dominos.

Equivalents

Examples

“to be on all fours”

“'Twas a bad leg allowed me to read⟳ the Pilgrim's Progress⟳, and Mark⟳ Clark learnt All-Fours in a whitlow.”

“Other games were cribbage, all fours, ruff and honours, French ruff, five cards, costly colours, bon ace, putt, plain dealing, Queen Nazareen, pennech, post⟳ and pair, bankafalat, beast.”

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