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long-barrelled

long-barrelled adjective: manyfold, having multiple purposes or natures.

Adjective

long-barrelled (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Manyfold, having multiple purposes or natures.
  2. (uncommon) (of name) Having several separate parts, often adjoined by several lines, or sometimes spaces.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, barrelled. Having a long barrel, as a gun.

Origin of long-barrelled

From long + barrelled.

Questions about long-barrelled

What does long-barrelled mean?
Long-barrelled means manyfold, having multiple purposes or natures.
What part of speech is long-barrelled?
Long-barrelled is an adjective.

Words near long-barrelled in the dictionary

  1. long-arm statute
  2. long-arm statutes
  3. long-armed squid
  4. long-armed squids
  5. long-awaited
  6. long-barrelled
  7. long-beaked bald rush
  8. long-billed
  9. long-billed corella
  10. long-billed crow
  11. long-billed curlew

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