"acrosst" meaning in English

See acrosst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} acrosst (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) across Tags: dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-acrosst-en-adv-3rU4tQy2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} acrosst, {{en-prep}} acrosst
  1. (obsolete) across Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-acrosst-en-prep-3rU4tQy2 Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50

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