doubles

noun

(sports, plural only) a game between pairs of players

A sandwich of Trinidad and Tobago, made with two bara (flat fried bread) filled with curried chickpeas.

(campanology, plural only) bell changes rung on five bells

Roots

duplusdoubl- · Latin · double, twofold

Synonyms for doubles

singlesn twosomen

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