/kraws"hed', kros"-/ , n.
1. Print. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column.
2. Mach. a sliding member of a reciprocating engine for keeping the motion of the joint between a piston rod and a connecting rod in a straight line.
3. Naut. a crosspiece on a rudderpost by which the rudder is turned.
4. Engin. , Building Trades. a transverse timber for transmitting the lifting effort of two or more jackscrews supporting it to the foot of a shore that it supports. Cf. shore 2 (def. 1).
[ 1835-45; CROSS- + HEAD ]