scrummage (redirected from scrummagers)

scrum·mage  (skrmj) Sports

n.

A scrum.

intr.v. scrum·maged, scrum·mag·ing, scrum·mag·es

To engage in a scrum.

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[Alteration of scrimmage.]

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scrummag·er n.

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scrummage

Noun, vb

[-maging, -maged]

1. rugby same as scrum

2. same as scrimmage [variant of scrimmage]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scrummage - (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 scrum commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball