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Definition rugby

Etymology 1

1823: Named after Rugby School in Warwickshire, where William Webb Ellis "with a fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the distinctive feature of the rugby game". The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Rocheberie, possibly equivalent to rook +‎ -by.

Noun

rugby (countable and uncountable, plural rugbies)

1. (usually uncountable) A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past their opponent’s territory or kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
2. (countable) A loose fitting shirt with a collar, as worn by rugby players.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cebuano rugby, from English Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik.

Noun

rugby (plural rugbys)

1. (Philippines) Rubber cement, contact cement.

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