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Singleton \Sin"gle*ton\, n. In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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singleton

noun

1: a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
2: a set containing a single member
3: the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Singleton \Sin"gle*ton\, n. In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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