over and under

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over and under

noun over and unders

  1. A double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.

    Similar: over-under, under and over

  2. An obstacle in obstacle-course racing composed of multiple bars, with bars set at various heights, where the competitor must pass over high bars and pass under low bars.
  3. slang Synonym of speedball (“type of illicit drug”).

    Similar: speedball

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@misc{over_and_under_2026,
  title = {over and under},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/over%20and%20under},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}