Definition of Lacrosse. Meaning of Lacrosse. Synonyms of Lacrosse

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Definition of Lacrosse

Lacrosse
Lacrosse 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.

Meaning of Lacrosse from wikipedia

- Lacrosse is a contact team sport pla**** with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins...
- Look up Lacrosse or lacrosse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lacrosse is a team sport. Lacrosse or LaCrosse may also refer to: LaCrosse, Arkansas...
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- Women's lacrosse (or girls' lacrosse), sometimes shortened to lax, is a field sport pla**** at the international level with two opposing teams of ten players...
- of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867. Field lacrosse is one of three major versions of lacrosse pla**** internationally...
- The Duke lacrosse case was a widely reported 2006 criminal case in Durham, North Carolina, United States, in which three members of the Duke University...
- Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a professional men's field lacrosse league consisting of nine teams in the United States. Since the league's first season...
- Lacrosse sixes (also known as World Lacrosse Sixes) is a variant of lacrosse pla**** outdoors with six players on each side. The game follows similar rules...