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crosse
/
krɔs, krɒs
/
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[
kraws, kros
]
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noun
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
Origin:
1865–70;
<
French:
literally, hooked stick,
Old French
croce
<
Germanic;
see
crutch
,
crook
1
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La Crosse
/
lə ˈkrɔs, ˈkrɒs
/
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[
l
uh
kraws
,
kros
]
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noun
a city in W Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River.
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crosse
(krɒs)
—
n
a light staff with a triangular frame to which a network is attached, used in playing lacrosse
[French, from Old French
croce
crosier
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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