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Definition of scrummage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scrummage

noun
 
/ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
 
/ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
(formal)
(also scrum)
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  1. a part of a rugby game when players from both sides link themselves together in a group, with their heads down, and push against the other side. The ball is then thrown between them and each side tries to get it.
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: variant of scrimmage.

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