informatory double
nounBridge.
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.
Origin of informatory double
1First recorded in 1925–30; informat(ion) + -ory1
- Also called takeout double.
- Compare business double.
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How to use informatory double in a sentence
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!
Murder at Bridge | Anne AustinThis comes nearer being an informatory double than any other in vogue in the game of to-day.
Auction of To-day | Milton C. Work
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