CROSSBEAM
Cross"beam` (-bm`). n.
1. (Arch.)
Defn: A girder.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
CROSS-BEARER
Cross"-bear`er (-br`r), n. (R.C.Ch.)
Defn: A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions.
CROSSBILL
Cross"bill` (-bl`). (Law)
Defn: 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.