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lacrosse

Syllabification: (la·crosse)
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Definition of lacrosse

noun

  • a team game, originally played by North American Indians, in which the ball is thrown, caught, and carried with a long-handled stick having a curved L-shaped or triangular frame at one end with a piece of shallow netting in the angle.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French (le jeu de) la crosse '(the game of) the hooked stick'. Compare with crosse

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