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doubled in brass

doubled in brass is the simple past and past participle of double in brass.

Meaning of double in brass

Verb

double in brass (third-person singular simple present doubles in brass, present participle doubling in brass, simple past and past participle doubled in brass)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.
    • Angela, like several of the Chase faculty, had to double in brass and offer the seminary's few courses in an academic field other than her specialized area of ethics and moral theology.2013, O. C. Edwards, Runagates in Scarceness: A Holy Mystery, page 21

Questions about doubled in brass

What is doubled in brass the simple past and past participle of?
Doubled in brass is the simple past and past participle of double in brass.

Words near doubled in brass in the dictionary

  1. doublecrossing
  2. doublecrossings
  3. doubled
  4. doubled back
  5. doubled down
  6. doubled in brass
  7. doubled off
  8. doubled over
  9. doubled pawn
  10. doubled pawns
  11. doubled up

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