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single cross

noun

Definition of single cross

: a first-generation hybrid between two selected and usually inbred lines — compare double cross sense 2

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 Ronaldo led Portugal with three goals and two assists, while going one-on-one only 11 times and sending in a single cross in 625 minutes. — Paul Carr, SI.com, "Inside the Numbers of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup Past," 12 June 2018

First Known Use of single cross

1940, in the meaning defined above

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