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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOUBLE-HEADED

a. 1. Having two heads.
2. Having the flowers growing one to another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOUBLE-HEADED

DOUBLE-HEADED Dou "ble-head "ed, a.

 

Defn: Having two heads; bicipital. Double-headed rail (Railroad ), a rail whose flanges are duplicates, so that when one is worn the other may be turned uppermost.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

double-headed

dou ble-head ed ▶adjective having a double head or two heads: a double-headed monster | double-headed nails. • (of a train ) pulled by two locomotives. • (of a weapon ) having two cutting implements, typically one at each end of the shaft: a double-headed ax.

 

Oxford Dictionary

double-headed

double-headed ▶adjective 1 (of a train ) pulled by two locomotives. 2 (of a weapon ) having two cutting implements, typically one at each end of the shaft: a double-headed axe.