1. The sum of four units; four units or objects.
2. A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
3. Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four. All fours. See All fours, in the Vocabulary.
FOURB; FOURBE
Fourb, Fourbe, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A trickly fellow; a cheat. [Obs.] Evelyn. Denham.
FOURCHE
Four`ché", a. Etym: [F. See Fo.] (Her.)
Defn: Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; — said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
FOURCHETTE
Four`chette", n. Etym: [F., dim. of fourche. See Fork.]
1. A table fork.
2. (Anat.) (a) A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva. (b) The wishbone or furculum of birds. (c) The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.