Etymology

crosse

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Today it means: A lacrosse stick. Full definition →

French crosse
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crosse · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromcrosse“stick”
  2. English todaycrosse

From French crosse (“stick”), of Germanic origin. Doublet of crutch.

Crosse · proper noun2

English and Irish surname, variant of Cross.

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