four-spot

[fawr-spot, fohr-]

four-spot

[fawr-spot, fohr-]
noun
a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing four pips; a domino, one half of which bears four pips.

Origin:
1875–80
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Four-spot is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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four-spot

noun
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips 
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