singleton

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sin=gle=ton

CIDE DICTIONARY

singleton, 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

singleton, n.
1 one card only of a suit, esp. as dealt to a player.
2 a a single person or thing. b an only child.
3 a single child or animal born, not a twin etc.

Etymology

SINGLE, after simpleton

THESAURUS

singleton

ace, article, best bower, bower, cards, clubs, deck, deuce, diamonds, dummy, entity, face cards, flush, full house, hand, hearts, individual, integer, item, jack, joker, king, knave, left bower, module, pack, pair, person, persona, picture cards, playing cards, point, queen, round, royal flush, rubber, ruff, single, soul, spades, straight, trey, trick, trump, unit