† redoublern.1
Obsolete. rare.
A person who or thing which increases or intensifies something.Quot. 1611 may represent redoubler n.2
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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in intensity > one who or that which
redoubler1611
heightenera1656
intensifier1835
intensive1860
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Redoubleur, a redoubler.
1613 G. Markham Second Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 26v Do not delude me with false hope, making the consumption of my ioyes, the infinite redoublers of my most vnspeakeble torments.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
redoublern.2
/ˌriːˈdʌblə/, U.S. /riˈdəb(ə)lər/ A person who or thing which doubles something for a second or further time. In later use chiefly: Cards (esp. Bridge) a player who calls (a) redouble (redouble n.2).In quot. 1884: cf. redoubling n.1 1, doubler n.2 3a.
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1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted 241 It is only necessary to put from six to twelve turns per yard into the yarn. The best frame for doing this is Messrs. Boyd's redoubler.
1924 Port Arthur (Texas) News 10 Feb. 4/5 The purpose of such redouble..is to indicate to partner that the redoubler also has a no-trump hand and wishes to play for penalties.
1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 182 At the slam level the odds in favor of the redoubler are better yet.
2007 Myrtle Beach (S. Carolina) Sun-News (Nexis) 12 Oct. d9 Usually the opener passes at his next turn in order to allow the redoubler to show the true nature of his hand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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