scrummage
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- scrummager noun
Etymology
Origin of scrummage
Perhaps originally a dialectal variant of scrimmage
Example Sentences
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Freddie Steward's aerial ability and Joe Marler's scrummage power have won them starts in England's Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023
In a less violent, but all the more ridiculous scrummage, two women at an undisclosed Walmart were caught on video getting into a tussling match over a Shark vacuum cleaner.
From Fox News • Nov. 30, 2019
“If you don’t like to scrummage you’re in the wrong position,” he told the front rows of Munster and Toulouse.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2019
Tight-heads tend to be lone wolves, who live for the scrummage and the chance to cause the opposition front row pain.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2017
There were absolutely no regular positions; the man who was in the front centre of one scrummage might be in the outskirts of the next.
From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John
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