Double: According to the description our captain had

According to the description our captain had given me of Peter Sandaker once when he had dropped behind on the march, he was particularly good at telling tales and stories about goblin-birds, doubles, and fairies, and had a special fancy for entering into the most minute details, whenever he commenced telling about one or the other of the eighteen bears he had killed in his time. The meaning of DOUBLE is having a twofold relation or character : dual. How to use double in a sentence. Learn the meaning of double as an adjective, noun, verb, and adverb in English. Find out how to use double in different contexts, such as size, amount, price, sports, and idioms. anything that is twice the usual size, amount, strength, etc.: [uncountable] She offered me double for the computer. [countable] He ordered a double of scotch from the bar.