Associations to the word «Doubleton»

Wiktionary

DOUBLETON, noun. (mathematics) (rare) A set containing precisely two elements.
DOUBLETON, noun. (bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand

Dictionary definition

DOUBLETON, noun. (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats