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Definition of Rugby football
1. Noun. A form of football played with an oval ball.
Examples of category: Throw-in, Goal-kick, Scrum, Scrummage, Knock On, Hooker, Winger, Hook, Hack
Generic synonyms: Football, Football Game
Terms within: Knock On
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Rugby football
1. Noun. The sport of rugby (''either rugby league or rugby union'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rugby Football
Literary usage of Rugby football
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sportby C. M. van Stockum by C. M. van Stockum (1914)
"Rugby-football, cr. 8". I ¡ml. I s. ... Cambridge rugby football matches, 1874-1911.
cr. 8». ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"From this beginning the English Rugby Union has become the governing body of
rugby football in England, and has been joined by practically all the Rugby ..."
3. Football: The Rugby Union Game by Francis Marshall (1892)
"rugby football AT CAMBRIDGE. By CJ B, Marriott. (LATE CAPTAIN or CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY FC) Of the committee appointed to draw up these rules, the Rev. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Rugby school had developed such a game, and from football played according to
Rugby rules has arisen rugby football. It was about the middle of the loth ..."
5. Sportby C. M. van Stockum by C. M. van Stockum (1914)
"Rugby-football, cr. 8". I ¡ml. I s. ... Cambridge rugby football matches, 1874-1911.
cr. 8». ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"From this beginning the English Rugby Union has become the governing body of
rugby football in England, and has been joined by practically all the Rugby ..."
7. Football: The Rugby Union Game by Francis Marshall (1892)
"rugby football AT CAMBRIDGE. By CJ B, Marriott. (LATE CAPTAIN or CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY FC) Of the committee appointed to draw up these rules, the Rev. ..."
8. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Rugby school had developed such a game, and from football played according to
Rugby rules has arisen rugby football. It was about the middle of the loth ..."