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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Octuple

Octuple \Oc"tu*ple\, a. [L. octuplus; cf. Gr. ?: cf. F. octuple.] Eightfold.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
octuple

"eightfold," c.1600, from Latin octuplus "eightfgold," from octo "eight" (see octo-) + -plus "-fold" (see plus).

Wiktionary
octuple

  1. eightfold n. An eightfold amount or number v

  2. To multiply by eight

WordNet
octuple

adj. having eight units or components [syn: eightfold]

Usage examples of "octuple".

Aye, all the Lads, who push and who-pull, Ev'ry Master, ev'ry Pupil Single-ton and married Coople, Eye at Win-dow, Door and Looph'le, Ev'ry minim, dram and scruple Of their Praise is Thine, Octuple!

Attackmaster Koothfektil-rusp has told us this: they attack after surrender, singly and in octuples and in still larger groups.