n. pl. (Naut.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the “top.” [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid. [ 1913 Webster ]
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(v) breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties, Syn. interbreed, cross, hybridise, hybridize, Example:cross a horse and a donkey; Mendel tried crossbreeding; these species do not interbreed