doubleGloucester

A superior kind of rich cheese, of double thickne , manufactured in Gloucestershire, England. double half-round file, s . A file whose sides are curved, the edges forming cusps; the arcs of the sides being much le than 180. Used for dre ing or cro ing-out balance-wheels, and hence known as a cro -file. The convex edges have usually different curvatures. double-hammer, s. Metall .: A forging device for operating upon a bloom or puddler's ball, striking it upon oppos i to sides simultaneously. double-handed, a. 1. Lit .: Having two hands. *2. Fig .: Double-dealing; treacherous, deceitful. "All things being double handed , and having the appearances both of truth and falsehood, where our affections have engaged us, we attend only to the former." Glanvill: Scepsis Scientific a . another insurance on the same property with another office. In this case the law will allow him to be indemnified from one insurance or the other, but not to make a profit by claiming indemnification from both. Besides this, the office which meets his lo can claim part repayment from the other one. (Arnold: On Insurance .)