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CROSSBILL
crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
(noun) finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crossbill (plural crossbills)
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
(legal) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
Hyponyms
• common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• Hispaniolan crossbill, Loxia megaplaga
• parrot crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus
• red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• Scottish crossbill, ''Loxia scotica
• Cassia crossbill, Loxia sinesciuris
• two-barred crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
• white-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"bill` (-bl`). (Law)
Definition: A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. Bouvier.
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.
Cross"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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