"cross write" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cross writes [present, singular, third-person], cross writing [participle, present], cross wrote [past], cross written [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cross write<,,wrote,written>}} cross write (third-person singular simple present cross writes, present participle cross writing, simple past cross wrote, past participle cross written)
  1. (obsolete) To write across a page, then turn to paper 90 degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cross_write-en-verb-2ixwf~bZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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