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All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.

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  1. All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.
  2. n. card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
  3. All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person. To be, go, or run, on all fours (Fig.), to be on the same footing; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered. "This example is on all fours with the other." "No simile can go on all fours." Macaulay.
  4. All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of aperson. To be, go, or run, on all fours (Fig.), to be on the samefooting; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in all thecircumstances to be considered. "This example is on all fours withthe other." "No simile can go on all fours." Macaulay.