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[syn: crossbill, Loxia curvirostra]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crossbill \Cross"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their
mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the
crossbeak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crossbill \Cross"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`). (Law)
A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit,
against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in
that suit. --Bouvier.
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Note: In criminal practice, cross bills of indictment for
assault, in which the prosecutor in once case is the
defendant in another, may be tried together.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crossbill
n 1: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn:
crossbill, Loxia curvirostra]