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scrum down Definition


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scrum
noun
    1. rugby.
      The restarting of play when the players from both teams hunch together and tightly interlock their arms and heads in readiness for the ball being thrown in by the scrum half.
    2. colloq
      A riotous struggle.
Etymology: 19c: a shortening of scrummage.

Phrasal Verb: scrum down
    To form a scrum.


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