baggataway
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of baggataway
First recorded in 1800–10; from Ojibwe pa·kaʔatowe· ”(he) plays lacrosse”
Example Sentences
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In the days when they still could call their land their own, American Indians got their exercise from a game called baggataway.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then French Canadians adopted baggataway and softened it up a little.
From Time Magazine Archive
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