double harness
noun
harness for a pair of horses.
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Idioms for double harness
in double harness, Informal. married.
Origin of double harness
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby double harness
double flat, double fracture, double fugue, double glazing, double gloucester, double harness, double helix, double hitch, double ikat, double in brass, double indemnity
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Example sentences from the Web for double harness
It's the thoroughbreds that sweat when they're backed into double-harness.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard KiplingI never thought of it before—which goes to show that this double-harness business puts a different face on 'most everything.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. SinclairDecidedly, Liszt was not made for stepping in double-harness.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker