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scrummage

American  
[skruhm-ij] / ˈskrʌm ɪdʒ /

noun

scrummaged, scrummaging

  1. scrum.

scrummage British  
/ ˈskrʌmɪdʒ /

noun

  1. rugby another word for scrum

  2. a variant of scrimmage

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Other Word Forms

  • scrummager noun

Etymology

Origin of scrummage

Perhaps originally a dialectal variant of scrimmage

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