Rugby
Usually 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.
a town in Warwickshire, in central England.
a coeducational preparatory school in Rugby, England, founded in 1567.
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Origin of Rugby
1Words Nearby Rugby
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How to use Rugby in a sentence
The royal couple then traveled on to the Welsh capital of Cardiff to watch a Rugby match between Wales and Australia.
Another was Greg Jacob, a pro Rugby player for Gaelic Athletic Association.
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French Rugby players provided similar knowing delight in their Dieux du Stade calendars.
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They sent a few years ago some young Tibetan boys to Rugby to be educated in different professions.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury"Rugby, because a fellow I know is there," replied Colin, decisively.
The Nicest Girl in the School | Angela Brazil"I shall go to Rugby too, when Colin does," announced Jamie confidently.
The Nicest Girl in the School | Angela BrazilHere were born six of his nine children; the youngest three, besides one who died in infancy, were born at Rugby.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousAt Rugby he made it an essential part of the headmaster's office to preach a sermon every Sunday in the school chapel.
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British Dictionary definitions for rugby (1 of 2)
rugby football
/ (ˈrʌɡbɪ) /
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
Origin of rugby
1- See also rugby league, rugby union
British Dictionary definitions for Rugby (2 of 2)
/ (ˈrʌɡbɪ) /
a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)
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