lacrosse

[ luh-kraws, -kros ]

/ ləˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs /

noun

a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.

Nearby words

lacrimal vein, lacrimation, lacrimator, lacrimatory, lacrimotomy, lacrosse, lact-, lactacidemia, lactacidosis, lactalbumin, lactam

Origin of lacrosse

1710–20, Americanism; < Canadian French: literally, the crook (stick used in the game). See crosse

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Examples from the Web for lacrosse

They convey life forces of trees from which their lacrosse sticks were made.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If for nothing else, lacrosse matters because it reminds us the Iroquois still exist.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From this all-consuming cycle of pain and pleasure, though, one sport stands as an exception: lacrosse.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"All of the girls loved to go to the FIJI house because of the lacrosse boys," one source said.
From Frat Boys to Criminals: Two College Elites' Scarface Dreams|Olivia Nuzzi|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

FIJI, a source who attended Lafayette with Stocky told The Daily Beast, is mostly made up of lacrosse and baseball players.
From Frat Boys to Criminals: Two College Elites' Scarface Dreams|Olivia Nuzzi|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Far behind us lay the LaCrosse valley through which a slender river ran, while before us towered wind-worn cliffs of stone.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
The usual uniform for lacrosse is a tight-fitting jersey and running trousers.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller
The shape of the Indian lacrosse stick is shown in the sketch.
Indian Stories Retold From St. Nicholas|Various
Golf, said he, is much better suited to the Indian of to-day than his old game of lacrosse.
The Happy Golfer|Henry Leach
Of the present commander of our, flotilla at Boulogne, Lacrosse, I will also say some few words.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete|Lewis Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for lacrosse

lacrosse

/ (ləˈkrɒs) /

noun

a ball game invented by Native Americans, now played by two teams who try to propel a ball into each other's goal by means of long-handled hooked sticks that are loosely strung with a kind of netted pouch

Word Origin for lacrosse

C19: Canadian French: the hooked stick, crosier

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