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Rugby
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- 1 A town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated.
- 2 A local government district with borough status of Warwickshire, with its headquarters in the town.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Pierce County, North Dakota.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morgan County and Scott County, Tennessee.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia.
- 8 A village in Hilltops council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1 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. countable, uncountable, usually
"The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby."
- 2 Rubber cement, contact cement; commonly associated with solvent abuse, as it is often used as an inhalant. Philippines
- 3 a form of football played with an oval ball wordnet
- 4 The form of the game known as rugby union (see the usage note). countable, specifically, uncountable, usually
- 5 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”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis
"I don't know why, but for some reason people who work undercover for department store security always wear rugbies and khakis."
- 1 To play rugby. intransitive
Etymology
From the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where the modern game was developed in the 19th century. The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Old English Rocheberie (probably equivalent to rook (“Corvus frugilegus, a bird of the crow family”) + -by (suffix indicating a village or town)), possibly from *Hrōcebyriġ, dative singular of *Hrōceburh, from hrōc (“rook”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”)) + burh, burg (“castle, fort, stronghold; city; town”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, mountain; high, lofty; to rise”)).
From the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where the modern game was developed in the 19th century. The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Old English Rocheberie (probably equivalent to rook (“Corvus frugilegus, a bird of the crow family”) + -by (suffix indicating a village or town)), possibly from *Hrōcebyriġ, dative singular of *Hrōceburh, from hrōc (“rook”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”)) + burh, burg (“castle, fort, stronghold; city; town”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, mountain; high, lofty; to rise”)).
Genericized trademark from Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik.
From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (“village, town”), from Old Norse býr (“town, settlement”)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally “rook-fort, Rookbury”).
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