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daily double

ˈdeɪli ˈdəbəl
WordNet
  1. (n) daily double
    a single bet on two horse races in the same day
Usage in the news

Tim Mickelson's daily double : golf and horses. golfweek.com

' Finding a Daily Double can really change a game. crz.com

Sadly, most contestants tend to play conservatively, usually attempting a "true Daily Double " when they have only a modest sum to begin with. crz.com

Sunday's early daily double . blog.timesunion.com

Sunday's early daily double at Saratoga Race Course paid $19.80 for the 1-4 combination. blog.timesunion.com

Felt like I won the " Daily Double " I saw these two beautiful creatures just looking out over the very peaceful waters of Puget sound waters on the Olympic peninsula today 10-11-12. king5.com

New York City police to double gangs division (New York Daily News). cleveland.com

George Blake, a former British spy who doubled as a Soviet agent, has spoken about his career with pride and called himself an "exceptionally lucky man" in an interview published in a Russian government daily Tuesday. kold.com

Red Vines Black Licorice Twists are being recalled after it was discovered they contained high levels of lead- more than double the daily limit for children under the age of six. 999ktdy.com

Annamarie Ausnes is known for holding up the line at her favorite Starbucks here, carefully counting out her coins to pay for her "short drip, double-cupped" daily jolt. nytimes.com

MOSCOW — George Blake, a former British spy who doubled as a Soviet agent, has spoken about his career with pride and called himself an "exceptionally lucky man" in an interview published in a Russian government daily Tuesday. therepublic.com

It would be remiss of the AFC North blog not to recognize what has become a rare daily double for the NFL teams in Ohio. espn.go.com

Anwilka "Ugaba" and Mad River "Double Dread ": The Fool's Daily Picks. blog.seattlepi.com

Tim Mickelson's daily double: golf and horses. golfweek.com

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott is halfway to repeating his Breeders' Cup daily double. times-gazette.com

Usage in literature

For virtue in her daily race, Like Janus, bears a double face. "The Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces" by Jonathan Swift

He settled the daily wages as above, with a bonus of double that amount for the day that saw the Blonde upon her legs again. "Springhaven" by R. D. Blackmore

If a double line, or a hundred millions of gallons daily, were required, the price was to be correspondingly increased. "The Lake of the Sky" by George Wharton James

He was soon able to make one with which they could double their daily product. "The Authoritative Life of General William Booth" by George Scott Railton

If I can double the daily task, I will be something in hand. "The Journal of Sir Walter Scott" by Walter Scott

Most of the Southern roads have double daily passenger service. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887" by Various

In London two great journals are published daily, and twice a week each of them issues a double number. "The Chequers" by James Runciman

The daily range is from 25 to 30 degrees, or double what we are accustomed to in England. "The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir" by Sir James McCrone Douie

Daily attacks against Iraqi security forces in October were more than double the level in January. "The Iraq Study Group Report" by United States Institute for Peace

I pray daily for those to whom I owe much; but for you and my father I say double prayers. "The Buccaneer" by Mrs. S. C. Hall

Usage in poetry
"We grew up in the usual way - my friend,
My foster-brother, daily growing thinner,
While gradually I began to mend,
And thrived amazingly on double dinner.
And every one, besides my foster-mother,
Believed that either of us was the other.