'Scrummage' definitions:
Definition of 'scrummage'
(from WordNet)
noun
(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 [syn: scrum, scrummage]
Definition of 'Scrummage'
From: GCIDE
- Scrummage \Scrum"mage\ (?; 43), n. See Scrimmage. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'scrummage'
From: GCIDE
- Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. "Sore scrymmishe." --Ld. Berners.] [Written also scrummage.]
- 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play. [1913 Webster]