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Crossbill
//ˈkɹɒsbɪl// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
- 2 finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed wordnet
- 3 A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
"he not having the money ready[…] filed a bill for a specific performance, evidently to gain time. The vendors filed a crossbill; and afterwards the purchaser became a bankrupt"
Etymology
From cross + bill.
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