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Definition of Crosstree
1. Noun. (nautical) A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crosstree
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crosstree
Literary usage of Crosstree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John Drew by Edward Augustus Dithmar (1900)
"Captain crosstree in Jerrold's Black Eyed Susan, Dolly Spanker in London Assurance,
insulted Caspar in The Lady of Lyons, — " Oh, ..."
2. Representative British Dramas, Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"crosstree. I am sorry, my fine fellows, to interrupt your festivities, ...
crosstree [aside]. Married ! I had rather forfeited all chance of being an ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"It was played in New York in 1869, with Mark Smith as crosstree, and in 1870 with
Stuart Robson as crosstree and Lina ..."
4. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches. a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1894)
"he exclaimed, as Captain crosstree cleared the obstacle in fine style and went
on full of running. ' Take you 75 to 40 ?' responded an admirer of Soubrette, ..."
5. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by John Genest (1832)
"crosstree falls in love with Susan — gets in liquor and attempts to carry her
off — she cries out—William rushes in with his drawn cutlass — he strikes at ..."
6. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1888)
"The crosstree Brace Improves the fit and holds the Trousers in position BETTER
THAN ANY ... In wearing the crosstree Brace, no pressure whatever Is felt, ..."
7. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1868)
"At last I begged to bave Cup- tain crosstree ordered, and he was brought round.
... "'Captain crosstree is his name,' " quoted I, from the popular song of ..."
8. Manual of Pack Transportation by United States Army. Quartermaster Corps, Henry W. Daly (1917)
"HOW TO SLING THE LOAD AND FORM THE crosstree HITCH ON CROSS- TREE OR ... It is
assumed that the animal is equipped with crosstree and ready to receive load. ..."
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