n.
Pronunciation: ' skr ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: short for scrummage, alteration of scrimmage
Date: 1857
1 a or scrum · mage \ ' skr ə -mij \ : a rugby play in which the forwards of each side come together in a tight formation and struggle to gain possession of the ball using their feet when it is tossed in among them also : the arrangement of players in a scrum b : a usually brief and disorderly struggle or fight : SCRAPE , SCUFFLE
2 a British : MADHOUSE 2 b : a usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd : THRONG
– scrummage intransitive verb