scrummage
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of scrummage
Perhaps originally a dialectal variant of scrimmage
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"We made half a plan with Cian going to scrummage because he's good at that," Farrell added.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 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
I have noticed a change in body positions and the way they now scrummage as a whole pack.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2015
In the twinkling of an eye it was broached, and fifty backs were shoving round it like a football scrummage.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
Scored tries in the first and second Test, scrummaged well, carried with the pace and dexterity of a top-class centre but with the power of a beast.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
The dynamic prop has tirelessly scrummaged, tackled and carried with real intensity.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
Dwyer claimed England tight-head Dan Cole scrummaged illegally during the win over the Wallabies on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2016
They started well, scrummaged badly by their standards, lost and shrugged.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2011
I think we scrummaged well and also the players on the bench like Alasdair Dickinson and Scott Lawson did well when they came on.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2010
He put in a strong scrummaging display against Argentina in the Lions' opening game that got people talking, especially since veteran Tadhg Furlong was still searching for his form.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
"The boys speak highly of Lloyd's scrummaging and hopefully he's learned from that game."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
"Everyone understands if you want to go and win big games against tier-one countries you cannot play only this heavy game with just scrummaging or mauling."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
Drill sessions include running, passing, and scrummaging, and for energy the girls chew sugarcane.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
The young rustics bat in verdant meadows, The young swells are "scrummaging" out west; They are forming future Graces, Stoddarts, Hadows; They are having larks, which, after all, is best.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 15, 1890 by Various
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