Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the University of Cambridge, one proficient both in mathematics and in classics. Compare
double-first .
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Examples
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And what struck me -- beyond the main point about Felt's double-man role -- was that Nixon and his thugs had essentially pegged Felt as Deep Throat while Watergate was unfolding.
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"Be of good courage, white double-man," said Johnny Appleseed.
Lazarre Mary Hartwell Catherwood 1874
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Meantime, it is a bad business when the double-man goes about kneeling at the feet of more than one lady.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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Meantime, it is a bad business when the double-man goes about kneeling at the feet of more than one lady.
Sandra Belloni — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Meantime, it is a bad business when the double-man goes about kneeling at the feet of more than one lady.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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But I'll watch men's downhill, for sure, and maybe some hockey … even the double-man luge.
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I was making jokes with Marco (Sullivan), that we could be a double-man luge team after we're done racing.
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I was making jokes with Marco (Sullivan), that we could be a double-man luge team after we're done racing.
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But I'll watch men's downhill, for sure, and maybe some hockey … even the double-man luge.
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If you are already a man, it will make you into some sort of bizarre double-man.
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