take-take

take-take
 n.— «Chinamasa mounted a political defence saying he was “caught in a crossfire” in a battle which he described in court as a “take-take, which in military terms means hand-to-hand combat using bayonets” between Kaunye and Mutasa.» —“Chinamasa Not Off the Hook Yet” by Clemence Manyukwe Zimbabwe Independent (Harare) Sept. 15, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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