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| scrum [ skrum ] |
noun (plural scrums) |
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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
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intransitive verb (past and past participle scrummed, present participle scrum·ming, 3rd person present singular scrums) |
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form rugby scrum: to form a scrum in rugby
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| [Late 19th century. Shortening of scrummage] |
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