four-and-twenty

== English == === Alternative forms === four and twenty === Numeral === four-and-twenty (archaic) Twenty-four. (24) 1744, Sing a Song of Sixpence, in Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book (earliest known written version) Sing a Song of Sixpence, / A bag full of Rye, / Four and twenty Naughty Boys,/ Baked in a Pye. ==== Translations ====