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double-cross

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Verb

  1. To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
  2. To cross twice in hybridization, as (A × B) × (C × D); for example, in commercial hybrid seed corn, A through D are classically inbreds, and their grandoffspring is the seed for sale.
  3. Alternative form of double-cross.

Noun

  1. An instance of betrayal of one who had been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting them.
  2. The hybrid product of double-crossing.
  3. Alternative form of double-cross.

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