The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crossrow
Crossrow \Cross"row`\ (-r?`), n.
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The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row.
And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. -- Shak.
A row that crosses others.
Wiktionary
crossrow
n. 1 A row that crosses others. 2 (context obsolete English) The alphabet, or Christcross-row.
Usage examples of "crossrow".
Youngest daughter of the powers, she would not keep to her place in the crossrow, she would be out and about, to play and tease.