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doubleton

[ duhb-uhl-tuhn ]

noun

, Chiefly Bridge.
  1. a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt:

    The other player held a doubleton.



doubleton

/ ˈdʌbəltən /

noun

  1. bridge an original holding of two cards only in a suit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of doubleton1

First recorded in 1905–10; modeled on singleton
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Example Sentences

He had clubs and spades solid, with doubleton heart and diamonds.

You had simply noticed the pair together that evening at Doubleton.

In October I met him at Doubleton; we spent three days there together.

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