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double-banking

double-banking is the present participle and gerund of double-bank.

Meaning of double-bank

Verb

double-bank (third-person singular simple present double-banks, present participle double-banking, simple past and past participle double-banked)

  1. To row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
  2. To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).
  3. (Australia, New Zealand) To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle
    • `We must double-bank my horse,' whispers Jim, `for a mile or two, till we're clear of the place; we didn't want to bring a lot of horses about.'1888, Rolf Boldrewood, Robbery Under Arms
  4. To double up, to have two people doing something usually done just by one.

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Questions about double-banking

What is double-banking the present participle and gerund of?
Double-banking is the present participle and gerund of double-bank.

Words near double-banking in the dictionary

  1. double-banded coursers
  2. double-banded plover
  3. double-banded plovers
  4. double-bank
  5. double-banked
  6. double-banking
  7. double-banks
  8. double-barred finch
  9. double-barred finches
  10. double-barrel
  11. double-barreled

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