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crossrow

crossrow noun: a row that crosses others.

Noun

crossrow (plural crossrows)

  1. A row that crosses others.
    • To achieve straight crossrows, you will need guide lines so that you can align the trees up and down the slope.1961, California Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular: Issues 501-542
  2. (obsolete) The alphabet, or Christcross-row.
    • For before on your breſt, and behind on your back,
      In Romaine letters I never founde lack
      In your croſſe rowe nor Chriſt croſſe you ſpede,c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.
    • And from the cross-row plucks the letter Gc. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of crossrow

pluralcrossrows
alternative formcross-row

Origin of crossrow

From cross + row. For its use as a name for the alphabet, see Christcross-row.

Questions about crossrow

What does crossrow mean?
Crossrow means a row that crosses others.
What part of speech is crossrow?
Crossrow is a noun.
What is the plural of crossrow?
The plural of crossrow is crossrows.

Words near crossrow in the dictionary

  1. crossroad
  2. crossroader
  3. crossroaders
  4. crossroads
  5. Crossroads of America
  6. crossrow
  7. crossrows
  8. crossruff
  9. crossruffed
  10. crossruffing
  11. crossruffs

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