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loose scrum

–noun Rugby.
a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.
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loose scrum  
n.  See ruck1.
ruck 1   (rŭk)   
n.  
    1. A multitude; a throng.

    2. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.

    3. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball dropped by a tackled ball carrier, with each player attempting to gain possession of the ball by kicking it to a teammate.

    4. The mass of players during such a play. Also called loose scrum.

  1. People who are followers, not leaders.

  2. Sports

    1. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball dropped by a tackled ball carrier, with each player attempting to gain possession of the ball by kicking it to a teammate.

    2. The mass of players during such a play. Also called loose scrum.


[Middle English ruke, heap, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
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