double-cut

[ duhb-uhl-kuht ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈkʌt /

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adjective

noting a file having parallel cutting ridges crisscrossing in two directions.

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In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
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And Ollie says, ‘Oh, I see, well, let me have two double vodka martinis.’
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My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.
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Crew members had to cut through the ice on the streets to get shots.
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In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
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If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
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At the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.
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It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
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