Definition of "twoscore" [twoscore]

• Forty (noun)

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• "And there, in that dark hole of man's inhumanity, from dungeon cell to dungeon cell, their mouths against the gratings, the twoscore lifers solemnly pledged themselves before God to tell the truth."
• "As a horror fan and someone who has lived a life of some twoscore and seven, with access to people of all races and religions, I'd love to see a horror movie drawn from Jewish mysticism, involving modern day Jews in some kind of supernatural situation that brings to bear questions of faith and reason."
• "There were at least twoscore men, a very massive patrol indeed."