scrummage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scrummage	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for scrummage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrummage n (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 Synonym(s): scrum, scrummage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. [bd]Sore scrymmishe.[b8] --Ld. Berners.]] [Written also {scrummage}.] 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle. 2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrummage \Scrum"mage\ (?; 43), n. See {Scrimmage}.