Meanings
noundoubleton (plural doubletons)
plural doubletons
- bridgeA pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
If she had had the doubleton ace of diamonds and a low club, she would have made a four-club splinter bid, showing four-card spade support, the values for game and a singleton or void in clubs.
2009 January 8, Phillip Alder, “Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup”, Bridge, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian дубъл, дубъл
- дубъл (dubăl)math: set of two elements
- дубъл (dubăl)bridge: two cards of same suit
Chinese Mandarin 双元素集
- 双元素集math: set of two elements
Finnish dubbeli
- dubbelibridge: two cards of same suit
French doublet
- doubletmath: set of two elements
Polish dubleton
- dubletonbridge: two cards of same suit
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doubleton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubleton.
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