† double-headn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < double adj.¹ + head n.¹ Compare double-headed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdouble-head.

Obsolete.

a. The double-headed snake.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical types of serpent (miscellaneous) > amphisbaena

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1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 151 The Græcians call this Serpent Amphisbaina... I haue called it Double-head.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi ix. §1. 489 The Amphisbena or Double-head.

b. Double-headed shot.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns

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1678 London Gaz. No. 1361/1 He..loaded his Guns with double head and round Partridge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

double-headv.

Etymology: Compare double-header n. 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdouble-head.

Originally U.S.

intransitive. Of a train: to run with two engines. Also passive, to be drawn by two engines.

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1904 Delineator Sept. 374 A heavy freight train had double-headed up the mountain, and at the summit the leading engine had been cut off to run down ahead of the train.

1970 Railway Mag. Oct. 541/1 The flying passage of a northbound express double-headed by ‘Black Staniers’.

Derivatives

double-heading n.

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1959 Times 5 Oct. p. iii/6 The latest electric locomotives [in Switzerland] can haul 600 tons..over the steep gradients..without any double-heading.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	double-head
释义	† double-headn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < double adj.¹ + head n.¹ Compare double-headed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdouble-head. Obsolete. a. The double-headed snake. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical types of serpent (miscellaneous) > amphisbaena amphisbaenaa1398 double-head1608 double-ganger1831 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 151 The Græcians call this Serpent Amphisbaina... I haue called it Double-head. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi ix. §1. 489 The Amphisbena or Double-head. b. Double-headed shot. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > of large guns fricasseec1575 murdering shot1583 chain-shota1586 crossbar1589 cross-bar shot1591 case shot1599 langrel1627 trundle-shot1627 partridge1635 chain-bullet1636 pelican1639 case1642 spike-shota1661 double-head1678 double-headed shot1678 partridge-shot1683 grape1687 burrel-shot1706 double1707 angel-shot1730 grapeshot1747 star shot1753 bar-shot1756 langrage1769 canister1801 stang-ball1802 chain1804 canister-shot1809 tier-shot1828 pot-leg1852 six-pounder1855 shunt shot1864 sand-shot1867 mitraille1868 1678 London Gaz. No. 1361/1 He..loaded his Guns with double head and round Partridge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021). double-headv. Etymology: Compare double-header n. 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdouble-head. Originally U.S. intransitive. Of a train: to run with two engines. Also passive, to be drawn by two engines. ΚΠ 1904 Delineator Sept. 374 A heavy freight train had double-headed up the mountain, and at the summit the leading engine had been cut off to run down ahead of the train. 1970 Railway Mag. Oct. 541/1 The flying passage of a northbound express double-headed by ‘Black Staniers’. Derivatives double-heading n. ΚΠ 1959 Times 5 Oct. p. iii/6 The latest electric locomotives [in Switzerland] can haul 600 tons..over the steep gradients..without any double-heading. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1608v.1904
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