takeout double
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of takeout double
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The auction was straightforward, although North might have responded one no-trump because the chance of a spade fit was reduced by West’s takeout double.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2015
Now, South made a takeout double, West raised to two spades, North advanced with three hearts, and South raised to four hearts.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2014
Today, many Wests would overcall one heart with two clubs or make a takeout double and probably reach three clubs, which is laydown.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014
If West had started with two hearts, her hand distribution would have been 2=2=5=4, with which Lall was confident that she would have made a takeout double, not overcalled two diamonds.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2012
So Finkel had to hope that the defender with the heart ace also had at least four spades, which was highly likely, given East’s takeout double.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2012
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