scrummage
noun /ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
/ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
(formal) (also scrum)
- a part of a rugby game when players from both sides link themselves together in a group, with their heads down, and push against the other side. The ball is then thrown between them and each side tries to get it.Word Originearly 19th cent.: variant of scrimmage.