"all fours" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=all fours}} all fours
  1. The four legs of a quadruped. Translations (four legs of a quadruped): raajat [plural] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-all_fours-en-noun-kS~UVUQ1 Disambiguation of 'four legs of a quadruped': 94 4 2 0
  2. The four limbs of a primate. Translations (four limbs of a primate): raajat [plural] (Finnish), четвере́ньки (četverénʹki) [feminine, plural] (Russian), кара́чки (karáčki) [feminine, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-all_fours-en-noun-VHniqCA8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'four limbs of a primate': 3 95 1 1
  3. (card games) A card game similar to whist. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-all_fours-en-noun-BZw6aSid Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 14 74 9 Topics: card-games, games
  4. A certain game of dominos.
    Sense id: en-all_fours-en-noun-Gtoqsb8J

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