four-leaf clover

[fawr-leef, fohr-]

four-leaf clover

[fawr-leef, fohr-]
noun
a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.

Origin:
1840–50
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Four-leaf clover is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
four-leaf clover or four-leaved clover
 
n
1.  a clover with four leaves rather than three, supposed to bring good luck
2.  another name for cloverleaf
 
four-leaved clover or four-leaved clover
 
n

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