dually

dually
 n.β€” Β«It’s rated at 10,000-pounds towing capacityβ€”a small house or a big trailerβ€”and that goes up to 11,900 if you buy the dually.Β» β€”β€œDodge’s Diesel Pickup A Worker” by Paul Duchene Oregonian (Portland) Aug. 15, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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