scrum

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.

My hat! the scrum on those boats. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
There's Moorhouse, first reserve, but he is trained as a half, and he always edges right in on to the scrum instead of keeping out on the touch-line. — The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

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