ppl. a. [Cf. next and CROSS- 8.] Bred from parents of different species or varieties; hybrid, mongrel. (Also absol. as sb.)
1856. Farmer’s Mag., Jan., 70. In regard to cross-bred animals.
1887. Daily News, 1 Dec., 2/1. Whether the Hereford is to beat the Devon, or the cross-bred the Highlander. Ibid. (1892), 1 Feb., 2/7. Wools, both Botany and cross-breds, are firm in price.
