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.

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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Word Origin and History for lacrosse

lacrosse

1718, American English, from Canadian French jeu de la crosse "game of the hooked sticks," from crosse "hooked stick," which is used to throw the ball, from Proto-Germanic *kruk-. Originally a North American Indian game. The native name is represented by Ojibwa (Algonquian) baaga'adowe "to play lacrosse."

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