"all fours" meaning in English

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        "The four legs of a quadruped."
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          "_dis1": "94 4 2 0",
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          "text": "to be on all fours"
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        "The four limbs of a primate."
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          "_dis1": "3 95 1 1",
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          "roman": "četverénʹki",
          "sense": "four limbs of a primate",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "четвере́ньки"
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          "ref": "1882, John Ashton, Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, page 104",
          "text": "Other games were cribbage, all fours, ruff and honours, French ruff, five cards, costly colours, bon ace, putt, plain dealing, Queen Nazareen, pennech, post and pair, bankafalat, beast.",
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        "A card game similar to whist."
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        "(card games) A card game similar to whist."
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        "A certain game of dominos."
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