"double-barrel" meaning in All languages combined

See double-barrel on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double-barrel (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of double-barrelled. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: double-barrelled
    Sense id: en-double-barrel-en-adj-zPVE2PHG

Noun [English]

Forms: double-barrels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-barrel (plural double-barrels)
  1. (informal) A double-barrelled gun, now especially a double-barrelled shotgun. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-double-barrel-en-noun-s4mE-qKD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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