English
foursies
From four + -sies.
Formed from four + -sies
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr ‘four’
Proto-Germanic *fedwōr ‘four’
Proto-West Germanic *feuwar ‘four’
Old English fēower ‘four’
Middle English four
English four
Today it means
noun A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where four actions must be performed.
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Etymograph / foursies