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ˈdouble-ganger|-gæŋə(r)| [ad. Ger. doppelgänger or Du. dubbelganger double-goer.] 1. The apparition of a living person; a double, a wraith.
1830Scott Demonol. 178 note, He..may probably find it to be his own fetch or wraith or double-ganger. 1865Kingsley Herew. xix, Either you are Hereward, or you are his double-ganger. 2. A rendering of amphisbæna, the double-headed snake. nonce-use.
1831Whittier Double-headed Snake 60 Urchins..searching..for sheep or kine The terrible double-ganger heard. |