Rugby
[ ruhg-bee ]
/ ˈrʌg bi /
noun
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
a boys' preparatory school located there: founded 1567.
Also rugby. Also called rugger, Rugby football. a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players.
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Origin of Rugby
probably earlier than 1835–40 for def 3
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British Dictionary definitions for rugby (1 of 2)
rugby
rugby football
/ (ˈrʌɡbɪ) /
noun
Also called: rugger a form of football played with an oval ball in which the handling and carrying of the ball is permitted
Canadian another name for Canadian football
See also rugby league, rugby union
Word Origin for rugby
C19: named after the public school at Rugby, where it was first played
British Dictionary definitions for rugby (2 of 2)
Rugby
/ (ˈrʌɡbɪ) /
noun
a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)
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