ləˈkrȯs also -räs noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Canadian French la crosse, literally, the crosier, the hooked stick
: a game originating among the No. American Indians that is played on a turfed field by 2 teams of 10 players each of whom uses a long-handled stick with which the ball is caught, carried, and thrown with the object being to throw the ball into the opponents' goal — compare crosse