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rugger

[ ruhg-er ]
/ ˈrʌg ər /
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noun

Rugby(def 3).

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Nearby words

rugby shirt, rugby union, rugged, rugged individualism, ruggedize, rugger, rugger bugger, rugging, ruggles, rugine, rugosa rose

Origin of rugger

1890–95; rug(by) + -er7
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British Dictionary definitions for rugger

rugger

/ (ˈrʌɡə) /

noun

mainly British an informal name for rugby
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012