doubleton

American  

[duhb-uhl-tuhn] / ˈdʌb əl tən /

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.

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doubleton British  

/ ˈdʌbəltən /

noun

1. bridge an original holding of two cards only in a suit

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Etymology

Origin of doubleton

First recorded in 1905–10; modeled on singleton

Example Sentences

It was just possible that West had 2=2=6=3 shape with three low clubs, but then East, with only a doubleton diamond, might have considered shifting at Trick 2.

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Now South, hoping East had started with doubletons in both minors, led his diamond queen and discarded dummy’s remaining heart.

From New York Times

Declarer needed the doubleton queen-jack of hearts, the diamond queen onside and the queen dropping.

From New York Times

East, worried that his partner had the eight-four doubleton, put in his ten.

From New York Times

So declarer decided that East’s plays had been restricted by his having only a doubleton.

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