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cross tree

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cross⋅tree

[kraws-tree, kros-]
–noun
1. Nautical. either of a pair of timbers or metal bars placed athwart the trestletrees at a masthead to spread the shrouds leading to the mast above, or on the head of a lower mast to support the platform or top.
2. Carpentry. a heavy crossbeam.

Origin:
1620–30; cross- + tree
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