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rugby
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
rugby
(noun)
Rugby League
(noun)
Rugby Union
(noun)
rugby
noun
also
Rugby
/
ˈ
rʌgbi/
rugby
noun
also
Rugby
/
ˈ
rʌgbi/
Britannica Dictionary definition of RUGBY
[
noncount
]
:
a game played by two teams in which each team tries to carry or kick a ball over the other team's goal line
—
called also
(chiefly British)
rugby football
—
see
picture
at
ball
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