Bible Dictionaries
Christcross-Row

Webster's Dictionary

The alphabet; - formerly so called, either from the cross usually set before it, or from a superstitious custom, sometimes practiced, of writing it in the form of a cross, by way of a charm.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Christcross-Row'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/christcross-row.html. 1828.