scrum´mag|er

scrum´mag|er
scrum|mage «SKRUHM ihj», noun, verb, -maged, -mag|ing. British.
–n.
1. a formation in Rugby used to begin play again after it has been stopped, in which the ball is thrown between two lines of no more than three players each, each of whom tries to kick the ball to other players lined up in back of him: »

The early play was mainly a hard slog of scrummage, lineout, and maul (London Times).

2. = scrimmage. (Cf.scrimmage)
–v.i.
to take part in a scrummage or scrimmage.
–v.t.
1. to begin play by rolling (the ball) in a scrummage.
2. = scrimmage. (Cf.scrimmage)
[variant of scrimmage]
scrum´mag|er, noun.

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