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Definition of number eight in English: number eightnoun 1(in rugby union) the forward at the back of the scrum. Example sentencesExamples - Manuel Dallan picked up the ball after Canada fluffed a scrum and popped it to the number eight to bundle his way over the line.
- Orrell struck back almost immediately and with Drew Hickey picking up at the back of a scrum, the number eight spun out of a tackle to claim a try.
- Pock remained in the driving seat and Allen kicked a penalty then converted John Ainslie's try when the number eight powered over from a scrum.
- They have a good number eight and a fly half who is one of the best goal kickers in the league.
- The second half saw the home team continually threaten the Newry line and from a five-meter scrum their number eight picked up and drove hard towards the line before passing the ball to the scrum half.
2NZ mass noun A wire of 4 mm gauge, used especially for fences. as modifier number eight wire Example sentencesExamples - We have even heard it said that ‘the New Zealand pastime of inventing things with number eight wire and a four-by-two is a little romance that needs to be put to bed’.
- In those days, New Zealanders had a reputation of being able to fix anything with a piece of number eight fencing wire.
- ‘We built it out of straw, number eight wire and papier mache,’ said Mr Mitchell.
- At that time, there were few public screening opportunities for the underdog, number eight wire, and independent music video.
- New Zealand is a country born out of entrepreneurs and people with a number eight fencing wire mentality of doing things, and we want to encourage that.
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