Definitions for scrummageˈskrʌm ɪdʒ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

scrum•mageˈskrʌm ɪdʒ(n.; v.i.)-maged, -mag•ing.

  1. Category: British, Sport

    Ref: scrum (defs. 1, 3). 1 3

Origin of scrummage:

perh. orig. a dial. var. of scrimmage

scrum′mag•er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. scrum, scrummage(noun)

    (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 thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession

Wiktionary

  1. scrummage(Noun)

    An ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.

  2. scrummage(Noun)

    a scrimmage.

  3. scrummage(Verb)

    To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scrummage(noun)

    see Scrimmage


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