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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
double-bank en · ADJ
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(not-comparable) double-banked
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double-bank en · VERB
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To row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
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To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).
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(Australia, New-Zealand) To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle
On this occasion we double-banked over on horseback without much difficulty; but very often the Hooker River is quite impassable with horses
1891, George Edward Mannering, With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps:`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:
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To double up, to have two people doing something usually done just by one.
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Deriveds
double-banking · double-banked