crosse

[ kraws, kros ]

/ krɔs, krɒs /

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noun

a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.

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Origin of crosse

1865–70; <French: literally, hooked stick, Old French croce<Germanic; see crutch, crook¹

Words nearby crosse

cross-disciplinary, cross-dissolve, crossdress, crossdresser, cross-dressing, crosse, crossed, crossed eyes, crossette, cross-examine, cross-eye

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How to use crosse in a sentence

Derzis, the owner of the Pink House, also sees herself as serving God and the most vulnerable, and has Bibles and crosses throughout the clinic.
The Mississippi clinic at the center of the fight to end abortion in America|Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Ariana Eunjung Cha|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
Twenty three golden retrievers, 98 labrador retrievers and 254 labrador and golden crosses came together to participate in a series of tasks.
Puppies are born ready to communicate with people|Nikita Amir|June 16, 2021|Popular-Science
In Orlando, she was quick and clever in one-on-one situations, threatening to pierce the defense with her runs and serving crosses.
Spirit welcomes its U.S. national team stars but falls to Orlando in NWSL Challenge Cup|Steven Goff|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
Fifty years ago, when just about every land-grant university in the country had a potato breeding program, people were making significantly more crosses and evaluating significantly more material.
Potato innovation has stagnated for decades. Sexual reproduction might get it unstuck.|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Goldman says the high level of uncertainty priced into currency options may be due to “muscle memory” of outsized moves in some crosses from the 2016 vote.
Goldman Sachs to investors: Fears of a delayed presidential election result are overblown|Bernhard Warner|September 25, 2020|Fortune
As she went out, and proceeded up Crosse Street on her way home, she tossed her head with a laugh.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
The summer was drawing towards its close; and so was the bankruptcy of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mr. Crosse stood, nodding his head in the moonlight, and communing aloud with himself.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mr. Crosse was perfectly aware that Margery alluded to her master—his own bête noire since the explosion.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
The last calcareous formation, seen in ascending the straits, is at Isle a la Crosse.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for crosse

crosse

/ (krɒs) /

noun

a light staff with a triangular frame to which a network is attached, used in playing lacrosse

Word Origin for crosse

French, from Old French croce crosier

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