[scrim.mage] n [ME scrymmage, alter. of skyrmissh skirmish] (15c) 1 a: a minor battle: skirmish b: a confused fight: scuffle
2. a: the interplay between two football teams that begins with the snap of the ball and continues until the ball is dead b: practice play (as in football or basketball) between two squads
[2]scrimmage vb scrim.maged ; scrim.mag.ing vi (ca. 1825): to take part in a scrimmage ~ vt: to play a scrimmage against -- scrim.mag.er n