CROSS-BILL, noun In chancery, an original bill by which the defendant prays relief against the plaintiff.
CROSS-BILL, noun A species of bird, the Loxia curvirostra, the mandibles of whose bill curve opposite ways and cross each other.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.