tripleton

T1R1I1P3L1E1T1O1N1

noun

Three cards of the same suit, held in a dealt hand

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Meanings

nountripleton (plural tripletons)

plural tripletons

  1. bridgeThree cards of the same suit, held in a dealt hand

    It means that you lead low from a doubleton and the middle card from a tripleton.

    2007 August 9, Phillip Alder, “For a Young Polish Player, One Trip Yields Two Gold Medals”, in New York Times

Origin

From triple + -ton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

litopterntrilepton
Cite this entry
APA

tripleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripleton

MLA

“tripleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripleton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tripleton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripleton.

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