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What (who) is -barrelled - definition

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Double barrelled; Double-barreled; Double barreled; Double-barrelled (disambiguation)

-barrelled      
Note: in AM, use '-barreled'
-barrelled combines with adjectives to form adjectives that describe a gun which has a barrel or barrels of the specified type.
...a short-barreled rifle.
...a double-barrelled shotgun.
COMB in ADJ
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
Double-barreled         
·adj ·Alt. of Double-barrelled.

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 -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. They tried to shoot him with an antiquated long barrelled musket but it backfired.
4. I wouldn‘t walk up there at night even if you gave me a double–barrelled shotgun.
5. Don‘t get rattled Blair got rattled and did what many do – he barrelled his pace.