[Ads-l] triple-double (basketball)

[MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)]

Yesterday, NPR had a story on Russell Westbrook and his potential to set a season record for triple-doubles.

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/16/520440707/russell-westbrook-looks-to-break-nba-triple-double-record


OED doesn't seem to have the term.  (It also doesn't seem to have the baseball sense of "double", but it does have "triple".)

LA Times 13 Oct 1980 sec 3 p 12 col 5
"Magic was one rebound shy of a rare triple-double -- double figures in points, rebounds and assists.

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