Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lacrosse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lacrosse
n : a game invented by American indians; now played by two teams
who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw
the ball toward the opponents' goal
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