Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To load, as a cannon, with double the usual weight of shot, for the purpose of increasing the destructive power. This practice is not employed with the heavier and more perfect guns of the present day.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb military To load cannons with twice the
shot , for increased damage at the expense of range.
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Examples
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I'm guessing "Amy Freeman, 46-year-old mother of three," is either a figment of Gurdon's imagination or a close friend who shared a double-shot grande vanilla latte and a similar conservative philosophy in Starbucks one morning, concluding that Gurdon could and should sound the call to those who would go to the Wall Street Journal for guidance in selecting Young Adult literature.
Chris Crutcher: Young Adult Fiction: Let Teens Choose Chris Crutcher 2011
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Today's menu — two half-empty Starbucks double-shot espresso cans, Lucky Charms soaking in half-and-half of a questionable age, Klonopin burger and Cool Ranch Doritos.
Monkeytown excerpt 2 Chris Vola 2011
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Except at Starbucks, where I have many times made the mistake of ordering a double-shot vanilla latte, even though I know I can't trust myself on caffeine.
Ilana Ross: My Sort of True Love Affair With a Really Very Cool and Famous Person Ilana Ross 2011
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Except at Starbucks, where I have many times made the mistake of ordering a double-shot vanilla latte, even though I know I can't trust myself on caffeine.
Ilana Ross: My Sort of True Love Affair With a Really Very Cool and Famous Person Ilana Ross 2011
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Last night, the pickings were majorly meager, for sure, as ABC served up a prime time NBA game-day episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, while NBC gave us a double-shot of competition with the launch of America's Got Talent and the last battle round on The Voice.
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I'm guessing "Amy Freeman, 46-year-old mother of three," is either a figment of Gurdon's imagination or a close friend who shared a double-shot grande vanilla latte and a similar conservative philosophy in Starbucks one morning, concluding that Gurdon could and should sound the call to those who would go to the Wall Street Journal for guidance in selecting Young Adult literature.
Chris Crutcher: Young Adult Fiction: Let Teens Choose Chris Crutcher 2011
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You could just as easily prescribe a double-shot of Tequila as a “remedy” for bashing your thumb with a hammer.
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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It's New York plus London plus Tokyo with a double-shot of caffeine, a kind of dealmakers 'paradise where the overriding goal of practically everyone you meet is to make money, and the principal subject of most conversations is how to wheel and deal and make some more.
Innocent Abroad Mary Kissel 2010
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It's New York plus London plus Tokyo with a double-shot of caffeine, a kind of dealmakers 'paradise where the overriding goal of practically everyone you meet is to make money, and the principal subject of most conversations is how to wheel and deal and make some more.
Innocent Abroad Mary Kissel 2010
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It's New York plus London plus Tokyo with a double-shot of caffeine, a kind of dealmakers 'paradise where the overriding goal of practically everyone you meet is to make money, and the principal subject of most conversations is how to wheel and deal and make some more.
Innocent Abroad Mary Kissel 2010
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