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crossbill
From 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. [1913 Webster] .
From 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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