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crossbar
CIDE DICTIONARY
crossbar, n.
A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down. Russell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
crossbar, n. a horizontal bar, esp. held on a pivot or between two upright bars etc., e.g. of a bicycle or of a football goal.
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