Scrummage Definition

skrŭmĭj

scrummaged, scrummages, scrummaging

noun

scrummages

A scrum.

American Heritage

Webster's New World

(rugby) An ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.

Wiktionary

(American football, rare) A scrimmage.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

verb

scrummaged, scrummaging

To engage in a scrum.

American Heritage

(rugby) To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Scrummage

Singular:

scrummage

Plural:

Alteration of scrimmage

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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