1670s, from cross- + breed (v.). As a noun from 1774. Related: Cross-breeding; cross-bred.
cross-
crossbar
cross-beam
crossbones
crossbow
cross-breed
cross-bun
cross-check
cross-country
cross-current
cross-cut
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