threescore

/ˌˈθriˌskɔər/

Definitions of threescore
  1. adjective
    being ten more than fifty
    synonyms: 60, lx, sixty
    cardinal
    being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
  2. noun
    a set with 3 times 20 members
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    type of:
    set
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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