Crossbill

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1. Unclassified

A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.

2. Noun

A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak.

3. Noun

finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
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