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The ball, about 8 in. (20 cm) in circumference and about 5 oz (.14 kg) in weight, is made of hard rubber. The stick, or crosseÑfrom which the game gets its name because of the traditional stick's resemblance to a bishop's crosierÑconsists of a handle and an adjustable, pocketlike meshwork head in which the ball is received, carried, and passed.

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