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What (who) is double-barrelled - definition
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Double barrelled; Double-barreled; Double barreled; Double-barrelled (disambiguation)
Double-barrelled
·adj Having two barrels;
- applied to a gun.
double-barrelled
¦ adjective
1. (of a gun) having two barrels.
2. Brit. (of a surname) having two parts joined by a hyphen.
double-barrelled
Note: in AM, use 'double-barreled'
1.
A double-barrelled gun has two barrels.
...a double-barrelled shotgun.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
A double-barrelled surname has two parts which are joined by a hyphen, for example 'Miss J. Heydon-Smith'. (BRIT)
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
Double-barrelled is used to describe something such as a plan which has two main parts. (JOURNALISM)
ADJ: ADJ n
Wikipedia
Double-barrelled
Double-barrelled or double-barreled (with or without hyphens) may refer to:
- Double-barrelled name, a type of surname
- Double-barreled question, an improper formulation of a question
- Double Barrelled Soul, 1967 album by Brother Jack McDuff and David Newman
Examples of use of double-barrelled
1. Llewellyn Brown Sir, Double–barrelled ethnic descriptions are not straightforward.
2. But anyone with a double–barrelled name who drinks champagne rates a mention.
3. I wouldn‘t walk up there at night even if you gave me a double–barrelled shotgun.
4. So I sympathise with Hazel Blearss idea that people could instead opt for a double–barrelled description.
5. "If youre going to go for the posho double-barrelled thing. youll need to do better than Peter-Brown as a surname.