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"Section C"

, or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin;
as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides, which
receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it
to the connecting rod, which is hinged to the
crosshead.


Cross"ing, n. [See Cross,
v. t. ] 1. The act by
which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the
ocean.


2. The act of making the sign of the
cross.
Bp. Hall.


3. The act of interbreeding; a mixing of
breeds.


4. Intersection, as of two paths or
roads.


5. A place where anything (as a stream)
is crossed; a paved walk across a street.


6. Contradiction; thwarting;
obstruction.


I do not bear these crossings.

Shak.


Cross"jack` (kr?s"j?k` or kr?"j?k`),
n. (Naut.) The lowest square sail,
or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.


CRoss"legged` (-l?gd`), a.
Having the legs crossed.


Cross"let (-lEt), n. [Dim. of
cross.] 1. A small cross.


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