la·crosse
 lacrosse
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Lacrosse is a game played on a field between two teams. The players use sticks with a net on one end to carry the ball and throw it into the other team's goal.
Mark's father used to play lacrosse in high school and still has a couple of sticks in the basement. |
Lacrosse is from
la crosse, a Canadian-French term for the hooked stick used in the game.