'Crossbill' definitions:
Definition of 'crossbill'
From: WordNet
noun
Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn: crossbill, Loxia curvirostra]
Definition of 'Crossbill'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Crossbill'
From: 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. [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. [1913 Webster]