double dummy

noun Cards.

a variety of bridge for two players in which two hands are kept face down until the end of the bidding when both hands are exposed.

Origin of double dummy

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby double dummy

double dip, double dresser, double dribble, double drift, double drummer, double dummy, double dutch, double duty, double eagle, double ender, double entendre

Example sentences from the Web for double dummy

  • From that he led her to double-dummy Bridge, and they were still at it when his brother returned.

    Old Mole |Gilbert Cannan

  • I suggested a game of double-dummy bridge, but did not urge it when my companion asked me if it resembled euchre.

    The Man in Lower Ten |Mary Roberts Rinehart