2. Verb. (third-person singular of scrummage) ¹
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Definition of Scrummages
1. scrummage [v] - See also: scrummage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrummages
Literary usage of Scrummages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1890)
"Moreover, if their game is to be an interesting one to watch, the scrummages must
be of short duration ; but fortunately the interests of spectators and ..."
2. The Royal School of Mines Magazine by Royal School of Mines (Great Britain) (1877)
"On the whole we had the best of it, the scrummages being for the most part in
the Richmond half of the ground; nothing, however, was scored by ..."
3. Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes (1913)
"And in front of us all the big fellows play, and that's where the scrummages are
mostly." Tom's respect increased as he struggled to make out his friend's ..."
4. Football: The Rugby Union Game by Francis Marshall (1892)
"This opinion was written before the introduction of wheeling and wholesale
heeling-out, when forwards really carried the scrummages by weight and pushing: ..."
5. Cassell's Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes: Being a Compendium of Out by Cassell & Co, Cassell (London) (1896)
"For the Rugby Union game forward players require strong and comparatively thick
boots, as their feet are continually being trampled upon in the scrummages; ..."
6. St. Mary's Hospital Gazette by St. Mary's Hospital (London, England) (1904)
"The game opened with a series of scrummages and dribbles, as was only to be ...
The game restarted, there were some even scrummages near the half-way line ..."
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