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ultiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc. Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 2 Kings ii. 9. Darkness and tempest make a double night. Dryden.

One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish person. L'Estrange.

False or deceitful dealing. See Double dealing, under Dealing. Shak.

A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics.

Cinch (the game).

ng or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or pump.

To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart. To double-bank an oar, to set two men to pulling one oar.

Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart.

Having two barrels; -- applied to a gun.

See under Valve.

or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat.

To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder.

A man-of-war having two gun decks.

To dye again or twice over. To double-dye their robes in scarlet. J. Webster.

twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.

A locomotive with pilot at each end. Knight.

A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.

Having a deceitful look. [R.] "Deceitful meanings is double- eyed." Spenser.

Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer.

Having two hands.