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doublehand

doublehand verb: to use a two-person crew.

Verb

doublehand (third-person singular simple present doublehands, present participle doublehanding, simple past and past participle doublehanded)

  1. To use a two-person crew.
    • Whether you're sailing with a full crew complement or doublehanding with your spouse,...2014, Ralph Naranjo, The Art of Seamanship, →ISBN, page 67

Forms of doublehand

third-person singular presentdoublehands
present participledoublehanding
past participledoublehanded
pastdoublehanded

Origin of doublehand

From double + hand.

Questions about doublehand

What does doublehand mean?
Doublehand means to use a two-person crew.
What part of speech is doublehand?
Doublehand is a verb.
What is the past tense of doublehand?
The past tense of doublehand is doublehanded.

Words near doublehand in the dictionary

  1. doubledomes
  2. doubleganger
  3. doublegangers
  4. doublegee
  5. doublegees
  6. doublehand
  7. doublehanded
  8. doublehandedly
  9. doublehandedness
  10. doublehanding
  11. doublehands

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