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Rugby
see synonyms of rugbyNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Rugby
see synonyms of rugbynoun
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
noun
a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)
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Rugby
see synonyms of rugby noun
1.
famous school for boys located in Rugby, England: founded 1567
2. [usually r-]
a kind of football popular in England, played by two opposing teams of usually 15 players: action is continuous and the oval ball may be passed laterally or backward, kicked forward, or carried: a forerunner of American tackle football, first played at Rugby school
: in full Rugby football city in Warwickshire, central England: county district pop. 83,000
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Rugby
see synonyms of rugbyA borough of central England east-southeast of Birmingham. It is the site of Rugby School (founded 1567), where the game of rugby was developed in the 1800s.
n.
A game played by two teams of 15 players each on a rectangular field 110 yards long with goal lines and goal posts at either end, the object being to run with an oval ball across the opponent's goal line or kick it through the upper portion of the goal posts, with forward passing and time-outs not permitted.
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