Rugby (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players.
  2. a town in Warwickshire, in central England.
  3. a coeducational preparatory school in Rugby, England, founded in 1567.
noun
  1. a form of football played with an oval ball in which the handling and carrying of the ball is permitted
  2. Canadian another name for Canadian football
noun
  1. a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)
Rugby (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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