baggataway

[buh-gat-uh-wey]

noun

1. a form of lacrosse as played originally by the Ojibwe people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baggataway¹

First recorded in 1800–10; from Ojibwe pa·kaʔatowe· ”(he) plays lacrosse”

Example Sentences

Running up a score came second to the thrill of rapping an opponent over the scalp with "accidental" blows from the baggataway stick.

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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.

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Then French Canadians adopted baggataway and softened it up a little.

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The old Iroquois game of baggataway was a brutal pastime with one main object: to get the braves toughened up for the warpath.

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