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Webster 1913 Edition


Crossrow

Cross′rowˊ

(-r?ˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
The alphabet; – called also
Christcross-row
.
And from the
crossrow
plucks the letter G.
Shakespeare
2.
A row that crosses others.

Definition 2024


crossrow

crossrow

English

Noun

crossrow (plural crossrows)

  1. A row that crosses others.
    • 1961, California Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular: Issues 501-542
      To achieve straight crossrows, you will need guide lines so that you can align the trees up and down the slope.
  2. (obsolete) The alphabet, or Christcross-row.
    And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. Shakespeare.