Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To work or pull by means of men working in pairs, as an oar or a rope—that is, with two men at one oar, or with men on both sides of the rope.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Naut.) To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
- transitive verb to set two men to pulling one oar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb nautical To
row (a vessel) byrowers sitting side by side in twos on abank orthwart . - verb nautical To set two
rowers to pulling (a singleoar ).
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Examples
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After the acquisition, Hana plans to allow KEB to operate with its existing name under a " double-bank " system due to customers ' loyalty for KEB ' s brand, Hana said.
Hana Signs $4.1 Billion Deal for KEB Stake Kyong-Ae Choi 2010
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It's nice to think this is a clever double-bank shot, but I don't think so.
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It's dig her out, or double-bank to find the balance due
Mazlin's Mill 2000
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I will corrupt the organist, bribe the choir, double-bank the preacher in advance, and we will all have a rousing time.
The Wedge of Gold C. C. Goodwin
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'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.'
Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Rolf Boldrewood 1870
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The estate has assured them they can bid for the permit waters alone - including four miles of picturesque, double-bank fishing in Canonbie - and if successful they will form an angling club and set about raising money to pay for the lease.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Auslan Cramb 2011
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Casillas to get them through and a double-bank shot off the post by David Villa to seal the deal.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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(for me, the camel-novice in the army, ‘painful’ would be the fitter word) to ride fifteen hundred miles in thirty days, without fear of starvation; because, even if we exceeded in time, each of us sat on two hundred pounds of potential meat, and the man made camel-less could double-bank another, riding two-up, in emergency.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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