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scrummage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈskɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ (UK)

Etymology

Alteration of scrimmage, scrimish, scrimmish, variants of skirmish.

Meanings

  1. An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.
  2. (rare) A scrimmage.
  3. (alt-of, dated) Dated form of scrimmage (“a rough fight”).
    alt of scrimmage
    • How would you like a scrummage, Andy, with them Scotchmen that stole your mother's chickens this morning? 1835, John Pendleton Kennedy, Horse Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency:
  4. Synonym of scrum (“daily meeting”)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
scrummages Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

scrum · scrum

scrummage en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈskɹʌm.ɪdʒ/ (UK)

Etymology

Alteration of scrimmage, scrimish, scrimmish, variants of skirmish.

Meanings

  1. To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball, as described above.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
scrummages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
scrummaged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
scrummaged Tense=Past lexicographic
scrummaging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (1)

cs utvořit mlýn (engage in a scrum (in rugby))