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Double-barrelled

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Twofold, having a double purpose or nature. not-comparable

    "Alexander Taylor, a native of Stonehaven who in the later forties went to Edinburgh, where he enjoyed a double-barrelled reputation as a rhymester and as an astronomer."

  3. 3
    Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a hyphen (or sometimes a space). not-comparable

    "Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor."

  4. 4
    Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun). figuratively, not-comparable

    "When the sheriff arrested [Lucy Hicks Anderson] one night, her double-barrelled reputation paid off—Charles Donlon, the town's leading banker, promptly bailed her out. Reason: He had scheduled a huge dinner party, which would have collapsed dismally with Lucy In gaol."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having two purposes; twofold wordnet
  2. 2
    having two barrels mounted side by side wordnet

Etymology

From double- + barrelled.

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