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Definition of Scrummage
1. Noun. (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession.
Generic synonyms: Beginning, Commencement, Start
Category relationships: Rugby, Rugby Football, Rugger
Definition of Scrummage
1. n. See Scrimmage.
Definition of Scrummage
1. Noun. (rugby) An ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum. ¹
2. Noun. (American football) (rare) a scrimmage. ¹
3. Verb. (rugby) To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrummage
1. [v -MAGED, -MAGING, -MAGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrummage
Literary usage of Scrummage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"In case of any infringement of this law the referee shall, on a claim by the
opposite side, order a scrummage at the mark. The opposite side may come up to, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The leading feature of the game is the " scrummage." In old days at Rugby school
there was practically no limit to the numbers of players on each side, ..."
3. Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes (1913)
"This is what we call a scrummage, gentlemen, and the first scrummage in a School-house
... And then follows rush upon rush, and scrummage upon scrummage, ..."
4. Football: The Rugby Union Game by Francis Marshall (1892)
"This is what we call "a scrummage," gentlemen, and the first scrummage in a
School-house ... And then follows rush upon rush, and scrummage upon scrummage, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Ta was the origin of the scrummage. The game is played usually for one hour, ...
One stands fairly close to the scrummage i&i i known as the " scrum-half," ..."
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