Dou"bling (?), n.
1.
The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
2.
A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice.
Dryden.
3. Her.
The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
4.
The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.
Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. Naut., sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
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