scrum

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[edit] English

A rugby union scrum

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[edit] Etymology

From "scrummage", from "scrimmage" (The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language)

[edit] Noun

scrum (plural scrums)

  1. (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
  2. A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.
    A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
  3. (Canada) Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.
    A scrum formed around Scott Brison shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Substratum word, akin to Albanian shkrumb

[edit] Noun

scrum

  1. ash
  2. slag

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