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double harness

American  

noun

  1. harness for a pair of horses.


idioms

  1. in double harness, married.

Etymology

Origin of double harness

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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When she did lose, she was always in double harness, her talent slowed by a teammate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Working in double harness with the eccentric George Washington Hill, president of American Tobacco, Lasker converted Lucky Strikes from a chewing tobacco into the nation's leading cigarette.

From Time Magazine Archive

Individual initiative and enterprise, and government responsibility for the general welfare, will continue to pull in double harness for a better life for our people.

From Time Magazine Archive

His attempt to run the two in double harness was the cause of his undoing .

From Time Magazine Archive

Won’t you just hitch up alongside of me and let us go down the long road together, driving in double harness?’

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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