Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
double-barrelled US double-barreled adjective
- (of a gun) having two barrels
- extremely forceful or vehement
- British (of a surname) having hyphenated parts
- serving two purposes; ambiguousa double-barrelled remark
Examples from the Web for double-barrelled Historical Examples of double-barrelled
After the first double-barrelled “bo’ jou’, bo’ jou’,” they paid no further attention to me.
Stewart Edward White
Every boy of them wished he were in there with a double-barrelled gun or something.
Harper’s Young People, October 19, 1880
Various
The captain also examined the state of his double-barrelled pistols.
James Finn
I was armed with my double-barrelled shotgun loaded with buckshot.
Paul du Chaillu
So your business is to take a double-barrelled gun and ascend to the roof.
Maurus Jkai