double ender

or double-ender

noun

, Nautical.

1. a double-ended vessel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of double ender¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

The double ender will be displayed with a new sail created by Ketchikan sailmaker Louie Bartos.

From Washington Times

The idea of the double-ender began in California in the 1860s, but it quickly moved up the coast, where the boats became known as “Columbia River Salmon Boats” for their effectiveness in harvesting salmon on the Columbia River, according to John Breiby, author of “Rigging the Spritsail on a Bristol Bay Double Ender.”

From Washington Times

Teddy and Dan sat motionless, with their eyes fixed on the man, and thus it happened that no one on board saw a double ender, in which were three ladies and two gentlemen, come around a bend in the creek directly in Sam's course.

From Project Gutenberg

Poor devil, he did not know that my criticism was a double ender.

From Project Gutenberg