double-bank
(New Zealand, Australia) To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(New Zealand, Australia) To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle.
`We must double-bank my horse,' whispers Jim, `for a mile or two, till we're clear of the place; we didn't want to bring a lot of horses about.'
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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(nautical) To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).
On this occasion we double-banked over on horseback without much difficulty; but very often the Hooker River is quite impassable with horses
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#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(nautical) To row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
`We must double-bank my horse,' whispers Jim, `for a mile or two, till we're clear of the place; we didn't want to bring a lot of horses about.'
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