transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrəm ]
noun
Etymology: short for scrummage, alteration of scrimmage
Date: 1857
1.
a. or scrum·mage ˈskrə-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