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11forty-eightmo — ˌfȯ(r)d.ēˈāt(ˌ)mō noun ( s) Etymology: forty eight + mo : the size of a piece of paper cut 48 from a sheet; also : paper or a page of this size abbr. 48mo; symbol 48°; see book …
12forty-eighth — adjective the ordinal number of forty eight in counting order • Syn: ↑48th • Similar to: ↑ordinal * * * I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being number 48 in a countable series the forty eighth day …
13forty-eightmo — /fawr tee ayt moh/, n., pl. forty eightmos for 2, adj. n. 1. a book size of about 21/2 × 4 in. (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbr.: 48mo, 48° 2. a book of this size. adj. 3. in forty eightmo.… …
14forty-eighth — noun One of forty eight equal parts of a whole. A forty eighth of 960 is 20 …
15forty-eighter — ˌfȯ(r)d.ēˈād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: (eighteen) forty eight + er; translation of German achtundvierziger : a German who participated in the revolution of 1848; specifically : one of these revolutionists who subsequently fled to the United S …
16Forty-fives — (also known as 45 s , Forte Fives , Auction Forty Fives , Auction 120s , 120 , Growl , Spoil Five , Maw and Strong Fives ) is a trick taking card game that is played in Ireland, and in some parts of New England and Nova Scotia where it is known… …
17Forty Thieves (card game) — Forty Thieves Forty Thieves is a Patience game. See also Glossary of solitaire. Alternative Names Big Forty, Le Cadran, Napoleon at Saint Helena, Roosevelt at San Juan Named Variants Indian, Limited, Lucas, Maria, Number Ten, Rank and File,… …
18Forty Thieves — is a solitaire card game. It is quite difficult to win, and relies mostly on skill. It is also known as Napoleon at Saint Helena , Roosevelt at San Juan , Big Forty and Le Cadran . Rules * Two decks are used (104 cards). * Deal ten tableau piles… …
19Forty-and-eights — were French 4 wheel boxcars used as military transport cars (the term itself refers to the cars carrying capacity, said to be 40 men or eight horses). Built starting in the 1870s as regular freight boxcars, they were originally used in military… …
20eight|y — «AY tee», noun, plural eight|ies, adjective. eight times ten; 80: »The eighty cows were milked in two groups, forty at a time. ╂[short for Old English hundeahtatig] …
