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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quit \Quit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier,
cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L.
quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet},
a., and cf. {Quit}, a., {Quite}, {Acquit}, {Requite}.]
1. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or
oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. [R.]
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To quit you of this fear, you have already looked
Death in the face; what have you found so terrible
in it? --Wake.
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2. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
like; to absolve; to acquit.
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There may no gold them quyte. --Chaucer.
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God will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
--Milton.
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3. To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and
satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to
requite; to repay.
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The blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --Chaucer.
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Enkindle all the sparks of nature
To quit this horrid act. --Shak.
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Before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
--Fairfax.
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4. To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
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Be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 Sam.
iv. 9.
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Samson hath quit himself
Like Samson. --Milton.
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5. To carry through; to go through to the end. [Obs.]
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Never worthy prince a day did quit
With greater hazard and with more renown. --Daniel.
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6. To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to
depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to
quit the place; to quit jesting.
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Such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
for appearance. --Locke.
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{To quit cost}, to pay; to reimburse.
{To quit scores}, to make even; to clear mutually from
demands.
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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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Syn: To leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;
surrender; discharge; requite.
Usage: {Quit}, {Leave}. Leave is a general term, signifying
merely an act of departure; quit implies a going
without intention of return, a final and absolute
abandonment.
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