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- both barrels, with
both barrels, with
both barrels, with
With full force, as in When I scolded her for stealing, I let her have it with both barrels. This term alludes to firing with both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nekoda | | nee-KO-də (English) | Biblical |
| İLdar | | - | Tatar |
| Alyson | | AL-i-sən | English |
| Delmar | | DEL-mər | English |
| Cassian | | KASH-ən (English) | Ancient Roman (Anglicized) |
| Ned | | NED | English |