crossling

English

Etymology

From cross +‎ -ling.

Noun

crossling (plural crosslings)

1. A cross between two types, varieties, races, or breeds; a blend; a hybrid.
   • 1913, Pacific Medical Journal:

     […] with only one or two exceptions, where the case was not quite clear, belonged to the homo Europaeus type, or were crosslings very near akin to that race. The same thing was proved in France and Spain, also of the more modern great men.

   • 1967, The Rubber Age:

     The ideal net work sought was one which contained only monosulfidic crosslings and lacked modification of the rubber chains by cyclic sulfide groups.

   • 2013, Laila Blake, By the Light of the Moon:

     But what happened before or after that could very well be a mystery. Chances were, it truly didn't matter. As little as crosslings understood about this part of their heritage, giving birth to one was the kind of ignominy most Fae sought to hide.

See also

• mixling