crossback English

Meaning crossback meaning

What does crossback mean?

crossback noun

— Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".

— An "X"-shaped railroad crossing sign.

— (pejorative, offensive) A Catholic.

— (dance) A step in which one leg crosses behind the other.

— (American football) A play in which the player with the ball crosses to one side of the field and then doubles back to the other.

— The measurement from the outer edge of one shoulder blade to the outer edge of the other.

— A hairpin bend.

— A cross-course.

— A return to the original course of action by one who previously changed to a different course of action, or the person making that return.

— A cross between a hybrid species and one of the original parent species.

— The species resulting from a crossback.

crossback verb

— To cross a hybrid species with one of the original parent species.