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scrummage

The correct spelling is scrummage.

How to pronounce scrummage

noun

IPA: /ˈskɹʌm.ɪdʒ/

Say it like: Scr-umm-aje

The correct spelling is scrummage. 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 con…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 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. 2.A scrimmage.

verb

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

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