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dou⋅ble-cross

  [duhb-uhl-kraws, -kros]
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–verb (used with object) Informal.
to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
Origin:
1900–05

Related forms:
double-crosser, noun
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dou·ble-cross   (dŭb'əl-krôs', -krŏs')
tr.v.   dou·ble-crossed, dou·ble-cross·ing, dou·ble-cross·es
To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement. See Synonyms at deceive.
n.  

  1. often double cross An act of betraying an ally, a friend, or an associate.

  2. double cross Genetics A cross in which each parent is the product of a single cross. It can be represented as AB × CD, where A, B, C, and D are inbred lines.

dou'ble-cross'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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double-crosser

  1. n.
    a person who betrays someone. (Often with dirty. See comments at double cross.) : You dirty, lowdown double-crosser, you!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

double-cross 
1834, from double + cross in the sense of "pre-arranged swindle or fix." Originally to win a race after promising to lose it.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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