thirteensome

English

**English numbers ^(edit)**
^{[a], [b]} ← 12	13	14 →
Cardinal: thirteen Ordinal: thirteenth Adverbial: thirteen times Multiplier: thirteenfold Collective: thirteensome

Etymology

thirteen +‎ -some

Noun

thirteensome (plural thirteensomes)

(rare) A group of thirteen people or things.
- 1916, Musical Courier and Review of Recorded Music‎, 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.
- 2009, Razorcake, RoseDog Books, →ISBN, page 30:
  So if you have an eightsome, it should be five girls and three guys. A thirteensome should be eight girls and five guys.
- 2012, James Ashton, Le Town Empire, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 173:
  And watch as Loki tried his damnednest to orchestrate a threesome, foursome, possibly thirteensome with his so-called supermodel [...]

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