double-barrel

noun

: a double-barreled gun

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Still shaking her head in disbelief and near teary-eyed that a double-barrel diagnosis of dueling kidney diseases had not ended her return to the Olympic Games, Lee sat at a dais wearing her new fit — the official white warmups for the 2024 women’s gymnastics Olympic team. Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 25 July 2024 Some restoration efforts are geared toward adapting these houses for modern living, like designer KV Harper's double-barrel shotgun in New Orleans' Seventh Ward, or for other more artistic purposes. Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-barrel was in 1811

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“Double-barrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-barrel. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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