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crosse (krôs)

noun

a long-handled stick with a net at one end used in playing lacrosse to catch, carry, or throw the ball

Etymology: Fr < OFr crois: see cross

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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