Feminine

crosse

Meaning

Concepts

(feminine) butt (of rifle etc.)
(feminine) stick
(feminine) crosier
(France, feminine) hockey stick, lacrosse stick, or golf club
(feminine) lacrosse
(Canada, feminine, informal, uncountable) fraud, a swindle (usually as de la crosse)
(Canada, feminine, vulgar) masturbation

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁɔs/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Old High German

Cognate with Old Saxon

Cognate with Middle Dutch

Cognate with English

In summary

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.