Doubling
Pronunciation : Dou"bling
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913