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double-barreled

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dou·ble-bar·reled (dbl-brld)
adj.
1. Having two barrels mounted side by side: a double-barreled shotgun.
2. Serving two purposes; twofold.
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Adj.1.double-barreled - having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun"
double-barrelled
single-barreled, single-barrelled - having one barrel; "most guns are single-barreled"
2.double-barreled - having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers
double-barrelled
ambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"


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I proposed rifles; then double-barreled shotguns; then Colt's navy revolvers.
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