doubleton

 [duhb-uhl-tuhn]  

dou·ble·ton

   [duhb-uhl-tuhn]
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:
1905–10; modeled on singleton
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Doubleton is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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doubleton (ˈdʌbəltən)
 
—n
bridge an original holding of two cards only in a suit

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