- doubleton
- noun Etymology: double + -ton (as in singleton) Date: circa 1894 two cards that are the only ones of their suit originally dealt to a player — compare singleton 1, void 4
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
doubleton
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doubleton — [dub əltən] n. two playing cards of the same suit that are the only cards of that suit in a hand dealt to a player … English World dictionary
doubleton — /dub euhl teuhn/, n. Chiefly Bridge. a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt: The other player held a doubleton. [1905 10; modeled on SINGLETON] * * * … Universalium
doubleton — noun a) A set containing precisely two elements. b) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a players hand … Wiktionary
doubleton — [ dʌb(ə)lt(ə)n] noun (in card games) a pair of cards which are the only cards of their suit in a hand. Origin early 20th cent.: from double, on the pattern of singleton … English new terms dictionary
doubleton — dou·ble·ton … English syllables
doubleton — dou•ble•ton [[t]ˈdʌb əl tən[/t]] n. gam (esp. in bridge) a set of only two cards of the same suit in a dealt hand • Etymology: 1905–10; modeled on singleton … From formal English to slang
doubleton — dou|ble|ton sb., en, er, erne (KORTSPIL det at have to kort i samme farve) … Dansk ordbog
Doubleton — Whist family A holding of two cards in a suit … The official rules of card games glossary
doubleton — noun (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player • Topics: ↑bridge • Hypernyms: ↑couple, ↑pair, ↑twosome, ↑twain, ↑brace, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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