double-barrelled

UK (US double-barreled)

/ˌdʌblˈbærəld/ adjective

Definition

GUN › A double-barrelled gun has two of the cylindrical parts that bullets come out of.

NAME UK › A double-barrelled name is two names joined together.

(Definition of double-barrelled adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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