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noun
1.
a rough or vigorous struggle.
2.
Football.
a.
the action that takes place between the teams from the moment the ball is snapped until it is declared dead. Compare line of scrimmage.
b.
a practice session or informal game, as that played between two units of the same team.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to engage in a scrimmage.
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scrimmage
c.1470, alteration of skirmish (q.v.). The verb is recorded from 1825. Meaning in rugby and U.S. football dates from 1857, originally "a confused struggle between players."
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