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bi noun
1.
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
2.
a boys' preparatory school located there: founded 1567.
3.
Also, rugby. Also called rugger, Rugby football. a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players.
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‡ 1835–40 for def 3
‡ 1835–40 for def 3
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rugby or rugby football (ˈrʌɡbɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: rugger a form of football played with an oval ball in which the handling and carrying of the ball is permitted |
| 2. | (Canadian) another name for Canadian football |
| [C19: named after the public school at Rugby, where it was first played] | |
| rugby football or rugby football | |
| —n | |
| [C19: named after the public school at Rugby, where it was first played] | |
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| Rugby (ˈrʌɡbɪ) | |
| —n | |
| a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001) | |
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Word Origin & History
rugby
1864, after Rugby, public school where the game was played, from city of Rugby in Warwickshire, central England. The place name is Rocheberie (1086) "fortified place of a man called *Hroca;" with second element from O.E. burh (dat. byrig), replaced by 13c. with O.N. -by "village" due to the infl. of
Dan. settlers. Otherwise it might be *Rockbury today. First element perhaps rather O.E. hroc "rook." Rugby Union formed 1871. Slang rugger for "rugby player" is from 1893.
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Rugby league rugby league is played with a prolate spheroid shaped football.
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