subs. phr. (old).—Penitence for folly: cf. WEEPING-CROSS, etc.
1630. TAYLOR (‘The Water Poet’), Workes.
| At Westminster, where such a coyle they keepe; | |
| Where man doth man within the Law betosse, | |
| Till some go croslesse home by WOODCOCKS CROSSE. |
subs. phr. (old).—Penitence for folly: cf. WEEPING-CROSS, etc.
1630. TAYLOR (‘The Water Poet’), Workes.
| At Westminster, where such a coyle they keepe; | |
| Where man doth man within the Law betosse, | |
| Till some go croslesse home by WOODCOCKS CROSSE. |
