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crosse

butt (of a rifle)

noun KROHS Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Origin: Old French crosse (curved stick), of Germanic origin

Also means

hockey stick

Usage Note

Crosse primarily means the stock or butt of a firearm, or the curved stick used in hockey and lacrosse. Une crosse de hockey is a hockey stick. It is also an episcopal crozier (the bishop's staff). The term gave rise to the sport name crosse (lacrosse).

Examples

"Le joueur leva sa crosse de hockey."

Natural Translation

The player raised his hockey stick.

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