double-stop
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dou·ble–stop

transitive verb \ˌdə-bəl-ˈstäp\

Definition of DOUBLE-STOP

: to produce two or more tones simultaneously on (as a violin)
double–stop noun

First Known Use of DOUBLE-STOP

circa 1889

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