two pair

1 of 2

noun

1

British : a lodging situated on the third floor

2

or two pairs : a pair of one denomination and another of different denomination held in the same hand in poker and ranking between one pair and triplets see poker illustration

two-pair

2 of 2

adjective

1

British : situated on the third story above two flights of stairs

a two-pair front room

2

: containing two pairs

a two-pair poker hand

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