noun
- Plural of crossbuck: an X-shaped frame or stand used to hold or support something, such as wood or fabric.
- Plural of crossbuck: X-shaped railroad warning signs placed at grade crossings to alert drivers of approaching trains.
Usage: Often used in woodworking, construction, and textile work.
Usage: Transportation/railroad context
Examples
- The carpenter set up two crossbucks to support the long board while cutting it.
- The fabric was draped over crossbucks to dry evenly.
- Crossbucks at the railroad crossing warned drivers to stop and look both ways.
- We used crossbucks to hold the logs steady during the winter.
- The old crossbucks near the train tracks had faded from years of sun exposure.