Etymology

crossbar

cross·bar
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Today it means: Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor. Full definition →

Middle English crose bar
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcrose bar
  2. English todaycrossbar

From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.

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