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Meaning
Noun
●
In Sports & Rugby:
A form of
football
in which
players
can
hold
or
kick
an
ovoid
ball
;
rugby football
. The
ball
cannot be
handled
forwards
and
points
are
scored
by
touching
the
ball
to the
ground
in the area
past
the opponent's
territory
or by
kicking
the
ball
between
goalposts
and over a crossbar.
●
In Sports:
The form of
the game
known as
rugby union
(see the
usage
note).
●
Ellipsis of
rugby shirt
(“a
shirt
of the kind
worn
by
rugby players
, usually
short-sleeved
and with a
buttoned
opening
at the
neck
like a
polo shirt
, but with a
stiffer
collar”).
●
In Philippine English:
Rubber
cement
,
contact
cement
.
Verb
●
To
play
rugby.
Name
●
A
town
in Warwickshire, England, where the
sport
of
rugby
is
thought
to have originated.
●
A
local government
district
with
borough
status
of Warwickshire with its
headquarters
in the town.
●
A
city
, the
county seat
of Pierce County, North Dakota, United States.
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