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crossbill
(encz) | crossbill,křivonoska n: Zdeněk Brož |
Crossbill
(gcide) | 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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Crossbill
(gcide) | 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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crossbill
(wn) | crossbill
n 1: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn:
crossbill, Loxia curvirostra] |
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Crossbill
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
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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