baggataway

American  

[buh-gat-uh-wey] / bəˈgæt əˌweɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of baggataway

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

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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