Definition of Lacrose
La Crosse, the national game of Canada, of Indian derivation; is
played twelve a side, each armed with a long-handled racquet or crosse,
the object of the game being to drive an india-rubber ball through the
opponents' goal.
- Wikipedia
La*crosse" (?), n. [F. la
crosse, lit., the crosier, hooked stick. Cf. Crosier.]
A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians,
now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and
the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called
a "crosse". The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse
and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or
throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the
field.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by achieveing a higher score by scoring goals within the allotted time.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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