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scrummage |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrummage \Scrum"mage\ (?; 43), n. See {Scrimmage}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. ``Sore scrymmishe.'' --Ld. Berners.]] [Written also {scrummage}.] 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now a general row or confused fight or struggle. 2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scrummage n : (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is put between them and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrum}]
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