"acrost" meaning in English

See acrost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Rhymes: -ɒst Etymology: across + excrescent t Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} acrost, {{en-prep}} acrost
  1. (US, dialect, nonstandard) Alternative form of across Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, nonstandard Alternative form of: across
    Sense id: en-acrost-en-prep-VfxrtcLH Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions

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          "ref": "1904, Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond), The Magnetic North",
          "text": "Now ye sling a couple o' saplings acrost the durrt ye've chucked out.",
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          "ref": "1905, Booth Tarkington, The Conquest of Canaan",
          "text": "It's in that little brick buildin' straight acrost from the sheriff's door o' the jail--ye've been neighbors this long time!",
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          "ref": "1913, Horace Annesley Vachell, Bunch Grass",
          "text": "I'll jest sashay acrost the track an' give 'em my regards.\"",
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