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double dummy

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noun Cards.

a variety of bridge for two players in which two hands are kept face down until the end of the bidding when both hands are exposed.

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Origin of double dummy

First recorded in 1900–05

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of double dummy

From that he led her to double-dummy Bridge, and they were still at it when his brother returned.
Old Mole
Gilbert Cannan
I suggested a game of double-dummy bridge, but did not urge it when my companion asked me if it resembled euchre.
The Man in Lower Ten
Mary Roberts Rinehart