Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scrummage"
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) 1.7 (wn)
scrummage
n : (rugby football) the method of beginning play in which the
forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked
arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them
and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrum}]
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