(See rank.) Putting two ranks into one.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Double>>. II. Doubling ·noun The lining of the mantle borne about the shield o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The nails commonly used in doubling. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
In a naval engagement, the act of inclosing any part of a hostile fleet between two fires, as Nelson...
In navigation, is to sail round or pass beyond it, so that the point of land separates the ship from...