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informatory double

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noun

Bridge.

  1. a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of the partner's hand.

Etymology

Origin of informatory double

First recorded in 1925–30; informat(ion) + -ory 1

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This comes nearer being an informatory double than any other in vogue in the game of to-day.

From Project Gutenberg

Fancy anyone's doubling a little slam bid on a hand like Carolyn Drake's—or even calling an informatory double in the first place!

From Project Gutenberg

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