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Adjective: double-barrelled  'dú-bul'ber-uld [N. Amer], 'dú-bul'ba-ruld [Brit]
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: double-barreled)
  1. Having two barrels mounted side by side
    "a double-barrelled shotgun";
    - double-barreled [US]
     
  2. Having two purposes; twofold
    "our double-barrelled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive";
    - double-barreled [US]

See also: ambiguous

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