Crossbill

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crossbill
       n : finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn: {Loxia
           curvirostra}]