rug‧by /ˈrʌɡbi/ (
also ˌrugby ˈfootball)
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Rugby School in England, where the game is said to have been invented]
an outdoor game played by two teams with an
oval (=egg-shaped) ball that you kick or carry
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