THREESCORE

sixty, lx, threescore

(adjective) being ten more than fifty

threescore

(noun) a set with 3 times 20 members

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

threescore (plural threescores)

(archaic) Sixty. (60)

Source: Wiktionary


Three"-score`, a.

Definition: Thrice twenty; sixty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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