noun
score
A group of twenty.
A score of volunteers arrives to help.
Etymology
The older word names a cut or tally mark. The numerical sense developed through counting practices in which a tally represented a group of twenty.
More examples
- They planted three score trees along the road.
- The old poem spoke of four score years.
- He counted a score of coins into the bag.
Forms
score · scores
Similar words
- twenty
- The ordinary number word for a score.