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daily double

noun

Definition of daily double

: a system of betting (as on horse races) in which the bettor must pick the winners of two stipulated races in order to win

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 Pine Crest junior David Lins made a triumphant return from injury and hit the daily double at the FHSAA Class 2A state tennis championships at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward boys tennis player of the year: David Lins, Pine Crest junior," 19 June 2019

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First Known Use of daily double

1930, in the meaning defined above

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