crossbones Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
WordNet
Cross"bones` noun plural
Definitions
A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death. Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrios emblems of mortality. Hawthorne.
