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Definition: In score
Score
\Score\ (sk[=o]r), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran,
scieran, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel.
skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw.
sk[*a]ra. See
Shear.]
1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a
tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose
of account.
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Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books
but the score and the tally, thou hast caused
printing to be used. --Shak.
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2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence,
indebtedness.
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He parted well, and paid his score. --Shak.
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3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
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But left the trade, as many more
Have lately done on the same score. --Hudibras.
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You act your kindness in Cydaria's score. --Dryden.
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4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score
or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.
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Amongst three or four score hogsheads. --Shak.
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At length the queen took upon herself to grant
patents of monopoly by scores. --Macaulay.
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5. A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient
archery and gunnery. --Halliwell.
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6. A weight of twenty pounds. [Prov. Eng.]
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7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either
of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
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8. A line drawn; a groove or furrow.
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9. (Mus.) The original and entire draught, or its transcript,
of a composition, with the parts for all the different
instruments or voices written on staves one above another,
so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from
the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all
the parts. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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10. the grade received on an examination, such as those given
in school or as a qualifying examination for a job or
admission to school; -- it may be expressed as a
percentage of answers which are correct, or as a number
or letter; as, a score of 98 in a civil service exam.
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In score (Mus.), having all the parts arranged and placed
in juxtaposition. --Smart.
To quit scores, to settle or balance accounts; to render an
equivalent; to make compensation.
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Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.
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