double-bank

Definitions

1. 1

   To row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.

2. 2

   To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).

3. 3

   To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle

   • `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.'
   • On this occasion we double-banked over on horseback without much difficulty; but very often the Hooker River is quite impassable with horses
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   1. 4

      To double up, to have two people doing something usually done just by one.

   2. 5

      double-banked

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