crosse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
crosse (plural crosses)
Usage notes[edit]
Rarely used outside of the game's rulebooks; "stick" is preferred during practice and gameplay.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French crosse, from Old French crosse (“shepherd's staff”), from a Germanic language, likely Frankish *krukkju, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“staff, crutch”).
Compare Old High German krucka, Old Saxon krukka, Middle Dutch crucke, English crutch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
crosse f (plural crosses)
- butt (of rifle etc.)
- stick
- crosier
- (France, sports) hockey stick, lacrosse stick, or golf club
- lacrosse
- Synonym: lacrosse
- (Canada, uncountable, informal) fraud, a swindle (usually as de la crosse)
- (Canada, vulgar) masturbation
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Portuguese: crossa
Further reading[edit]
- “crosse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
crosse
- Alternative form of cross
Walloon[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
crosse f (plural crosses)
- crust (outer layer of bread and pastry).
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
crosse f (plural crosses)
Derived terms[edit]
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- en:Lacrosse
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