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doubleton
noun
[ ˈdʌb(ə)lt(ə)n ]
• (in card games, especially bridge) a pair of cards which are the only cards of their suit in a hand.
• "a doubleton ace"
Origin:
early 20th century: from double, on the pattern of singleton .