crossback

Meanings

1. Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".
2. An "X"-shaped railroad crossing sign.
3. A Catholic.
4. A step in which one leg crosses behind the other.
5. A play in which the player with the ball crosses to one side of the field and then doubles back to the other.
6. The measurement from the outer edge of one shoulder blade to the outer edge of the other.
7. A hairpin bend.
8. A cross-course.
9. 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.
10. A cross between a hybrid species and one of the original parent species.
11. A species resulting from such a crossback.

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

Etymology

* cross + back * (Catholic person): Alluding to Catholic priests wearing crosses on the backs of their vestments in church services.