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lacrosse|ləˈkrɒs, -ɔː-|
[F. la the + crosse a hooked stick.]
A North American game at ball, introduced into England from Canada. In the general arrangements it resembles hockey or football, but the ball is a small one, driven and caught with a crosse.
[1763A. Henry Trav., The Indians call the game baggatiway. By the French in Canada it is named ‘le jeu de la crosse’. 1805Pike Sources Mississ. (1810) 18 Passed..a prairie called Le Cross, from a game of ball played frequently on it by the Sioux Indians.] 1867(title) Laws of La Crosse. 1884S. E. Dawson Handbk. Canada 225 Lacrosse is the national game of Canada, practised by the Indians long previous to the arrival of Europeans.
b. attrib., as lacrosse-man; lacrosse-stick = crosse.
1882Sun 14 May 6/5 The lacrosse men greeted this with hisses and groans.
Hence laˈcrosser, one who plays at lacrosse.
1884Sporting Times 9 June 3/5 The lacrossers of the South [of England].
Add:[b.] lacrosse association.
1868M. H. Robinson La Crosse p. iii, The rules of the game, as settled by the *La Crosse Association [of Canada] are now published for the first time. 1898Outing XXXII. 10/1 The Columbia University Union..is composed of the Rowing Club..the Gun Club, the Hockey Club, the Lacrosse Association, the Golf Club and the Fencing Club. 1950Oxf. Jun. Encycl. IX. 306/1 In 1867 the National Lacrosse Association was founded.
lacrosse ball.
1899T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Summer Needs 9 *Lacrosse balls..030 [cents each].
lacrosse boot.
1926–7Army & Navy Stores Catal. 650/9 *La Crosse boots..from 10/9. 1984B. Reid So much Love vi. 82 There was an extraordinary conglomeration of things: a string vest, one lacrosse boot, a sun hat, [etc.].
lacrosse match.
1892Photogr. Ann. II. 51 We remember at a *lacrosse match taking a shot at the moment a goal was scored. 1986A. Sebba Enid Bagnold ii. 20 Although mostly concerned with clothes, lacrosse matches and the teachers, she evidently already had a talent for telling a good story.
lacrosse player.
1877Canadian Monthly XI. 396/1 To urge upon *Lacrosse players, both here and in England, the adoption for it of its original Indian appellation of ‘Baggatiway’. 1994Madison New Jersey Eagle 21 July 7/1 Reilly is the seventh women's lacrosse player at Drew to be named an All-American, and the first defender ever.
lacrosse team.
1921Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 15 Mar. 10/4 Orangeville's *lacrosse team is anxious to go to the coast to play for the Mann Cup. 1948Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 12 Apr. 8/3 Dick expects to..join the lacrosse team for the second quarter.
lacrosse stick (examples).
1884Echo of Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.) 17 May 6/4 Capt. Bill's *lacrosse sticks are on hand. 1989C. Harkness Time of Grace i. 32, I could not understand why it was considered sociable to hit one another over the head with lacrosse sticks every afternoon. |