About The Word Scrimmage
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Scrimmage
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What's The Definition Of Scrimmage?
[n] a noisy riotous fight
[n] practice play between a football team's squads [v] practice play, in sports Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrimmage: battle royal | melee Related Terms | Find terms related to Scrimmage: See Also | disturbance | drill | exercise | practice | practice | practice session | practise | recitation | rehearse Scrimmage In Webster's Dictionary \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish.
``Sore scrymmishe.'' --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.
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