thirteensome
English
edit[a], [b] ← 12 | 13 | 14 → |
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Cardinal: thirteen Ordinal: thirteenth Adverbial: thirteen times Multiplier: thirteenfold Group collective: thirteensome |
Etymology
editNoun
editthirteensome (plural thirteensomes)
- (rare) A group of thirteen people or things.
- 1916, Musical Courier and Review of Recorded Music[1], volume 73, page 24:
- Their search through the musical archives of our folk literature has brought to light a “Hawaiian Serf Surf Song,” which they are arranging for a “thirteensome” made up of eleven ukuleles, one mixed voice and a snare drum.
- 1986, Jerry Greene, “A Young McMahon waits his turn”, in The Orlando Sentinel, (November 9, 1986), p. C-11:
- Sometimes Jim and I would play golf together as part of a thirteensome. Jim would get about 13 guys together, all hitting balls on the same hole at the same time.