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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 |
|---|
| Davena | | - | English (Rare) |
| RagnbjÖRg | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Aroha | | - | Maori |
| Sanaz | | - | Persian |
| Nsia | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Malte | | MAHL-tə (German) | Danish, Swedish, German |