No Encyclopedia Entry for Doubling Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Double. 2. (n.) The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. 3. (n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. 4. (n.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. 5. (n.) The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.
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