double harness
- harness for a pair of horses.
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- in double harness, Informal. married.
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Origin of double harness
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Examples from the Web for double harness
Historical Examples
It's the thoroughbreds that sweat when they're backed into double-harness.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume EditionRudyard Kipling
Decidedly, Liszt was not made for stepping in double-harness.
Franz LisztJames Huneker
I never thought of it before—which goes to show that this double-harness business puts a different face on 'most everything.
North of Fifty-ThreeBertrand W. Sinclair