Meanings
plural crosslings
- A cross between two types, varieties, races, or breeds; a blend; a hybrid.
The ideal net work sought was one which contained only monosulfidic crosslings and lacked modification of the rubber chains by cyclic sulfide groups.
1967, The Rubber Age2 more examples
[…] with only one or two exceptions, where the case was not quite clear, belonged to the homo Europaeus type, or were crosslings very near akin to that race. The same thing was proved in France and Spain, also of the more modern great men.
1913, Pacific Medical JournalBut what happened before or after that could very well be a mystery. Chances were, it truly didn't matter. As little as crosslings understood about this part of their heritage, giving birth to one was the kind of ignominy most Fae sought to hide.
2013, Laila Blake, By the Light of the Moon
Origin
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crossling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossling
“crossling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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