double-bank

American  

[duhb-uhl-bangk] / ˈdʌb əlˈbæŋk /

verb (used with object)

Nautical.

1. to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).

2. to have people pull (a rope) from both sides.

3. to row (a boat) with rowers for both sides on each thwart.

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double-bank British  

verb

1. Also: dub.  informal to carry a second person on (a horse, bicycle, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of double-bank

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Did our spirits quail at a new four-rail, Could a "double" double-bank us, Ere nerve and sinew began to fail In the consulship of Plancus?

From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop

Slammed back and forth at express-train speed, with nothing but those roaring open-faced waves buffeting against the cliffs, was somewhat suggestive of the sensation you get from a quick double-bank in a big biplane.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

I will corrupt the organist, bribe the choir, double-bank the preacher in advance, and we will all have a rousing time.

From The Wedge of Gold by Goodwin, C. C.