Associations to the word «Crossbill»

Wiktionary

CROSSBILL, noun. Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
CROSSBILL, noun. (legal) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.

Dictionary definition

CROSSBILL, noun. Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne