scrummage

[ skruhm-ij ]

noun

, scrum·maged, scrum·mag·ing.

1. scrum ( defs 1, 5 ).

scrummage

/ ˈskrʌmɪdʒ /

noun

1. rugby another word for scrum
2. a variant of scrimmage

Derived Forms

• ˈscrummager, noun

Other Words From

• scrummag·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrummage¹

Perhaps originally a dialectal variant of scrimmage

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrummage¹

C19: variant of scrimmage

Example Sentences

How would you like a scrummage, Andy, with them Scotchmen that stole your mother's chickens this morning?

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The ball has just fallen again where the two sides are thickest, and they close rapidly around it in a scrummage.

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In the American game there is no scrummage in the English sense, nor is the ball thrown in at right angles after going into touch.

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As endless as are boys' characters, so are their ways of facing or not facing a scrummage at football.

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The pain was considerable, and when dragged from the scrummage he was in a half-fainting condition.

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