doubleton

[ duhb-uh l-tuh n ]

/ ˈdʌb əl tən /

noun Chiefly Bridge.

a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt: The other player held a doubleton.

Nearby words

doubles, doublespeak, doublet, doublet pattern, doublethink, doubleton, doubletree, doubleword, double‐click, doubling, doubloon

Origin of doubleton

First recorded in 1905–10; modeled on singleton

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Examples from the Web for doubleton

You had simply noticed the pair together that evening at Doubleton.
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In October I met him at Doubleton; we spent three days there together.
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British Dictionary definitions for doubleton

doubleton

/ (ˈdʌbəltən) /

noun

bridge an original holding of two cards only in a suit

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