cross write

English

Verb

cross write (third-person singular simple present cross writes, present participle cross writing, simple past cross wrote, past participle cross written)

1. (obsolete) To write across a page, then turn to paper 90 degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight.

References

• The Stamp of Australia. Kelly Burke. 2009.