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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cross Man (A).
 
Not straightforward; ungain; not honest.   1
        “The storekeepers know who are their best customers, the square people or the cross ones.”—Boldrewood: Robbery Under Arms, chap. xvii.
 


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