double-barrelled vs plural

double-barrelled

adj
  • Twofold, having a double purpose or nature. 

  • Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a line (or sometimes a space), e.g. Wright-Phillips. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun. 

  • Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun). 

plural

adj
  • Pluralistic. 

  • Consisting of or containing more than one of something. 

  • In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual. 

noun
  • A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder. 

  • The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something. 

  • A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form. 

How often have the words double-barrelled and plural occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )