double cross
Definition of double cross
1a : an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose itb : an act of betraying or cheating an associate
2 : a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)
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Examples of double cross in a Sentence
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
1834
First Known Use of double cross
1834
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