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scrum

scrum [ skrum ]


noun  (plural scrums)
Definition:
 
play in rugby to get ball: a formalized contest for possession of the ball during a rugby game between the two sets of forwards who each assemble in a tight-knit formation with bodies bent and arms clasped around each other and push forward together against their opponents



intransitive verb  (past and past participle scrummed, present participle scrum·ming, 3rd person present singular scrums)
Definition:
 
form rugby scrum: to form a scrum in rugby

[Late 19th century. Shortening of scrummage]
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