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Scrimmage vs Scrummage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between scrimmage and scrummage

is that scrimmage is a rough fight while scrummage is an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.

As verbs the difference between scrimmage and scrummage

is that scrimmage is to have, or be involved in, a scrimmage while scrummage is to engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball.

scrimmage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rough fight.
  • * 1919 ,
  • *:There was an instant of complete silence, but when Tough Bill threw himself on Strickland the lust of battle seized them all, and in a moment there was a confused scrimmage . Tables were overturned, glasses crashed to the ground.
  • (label) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
  • In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (scrimmag)
  • To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage.
  • We scrimmaged a few times and then settled into boring drills.

    scrummage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rugby) An ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.
  • (American football, rare) A scrimmage.
  • Synonyms

    * scrum

    Verb

  • (rugby) To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball.
  • (wikipedia scrummage)