doubleton

[ duhb-uh l-tuh n ]
/ ˈdʌb əl tən /

noun Chiefly Bridge.

a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt: The other player held a doubleton.

Origin of doubleton

First recorded in 1905–10; modeled on singleton

Words nearby doubleton

doubles, doublespeak, doublet, doublet pattern, doublethink, doubleton, doubletree, doubleword, double‐click, doubling, doubloon

Example sentences from the Web for doubleton

  • You had simply noticed the pair together that evening at Doubleton.

    The Path Of Duty |Henry James

  • In October I met him at Doubleton; we spent three days there together.

    The Path Of Duty |Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for doubleton

doubleton
/ (ˈdʌbəltən) /

noun

bridge an original holding of two cards only in a suit