double-back
v.— «The arbitrator did not rule against the current “double-back” work shift, as the city had sought.…The current system calls for officers to work an eight-hour shift, take off for eight hours and return for another work shift.» —“Police To Get 12% Raise For Past 2 Years City Gains Supervision Over Those Calling In Sick” by Juan Forero, Kevin Collison Buffalo News (New York) July 2, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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