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English → English (gcide) Definition: Christcross-row Crossrow \Cross"row`\ (-r?`), n. 1. The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row. [1913 Webster] And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. -- Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A row that crosses others. [1913 Webster] Christcross-row \Christ"cross-row`\, The alphabet; -- formerly so called, either from the cross usually set before it, or from a superstitious custom, sometimes practiced, of writing it in the form of a cross, by way of a charm. [1913 Webster] From infant conning of the Christcross-row. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]