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Definitions for Rugby

[1] a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
[2] a boys' preparatory school located there: founded 1567.
[3] Also rugby. Also called rugger, Rugby football. 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.
[4] Also called: rugger a form of football played with an oval ball in which the handling and carrying of the ball is permitted
[5] Canadian another name for Canadian football
[6] a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)

Words related to Rugby

soccer

Origin of Rugby

probably earlier than 1835–40 for def 3

Word origin for Rugby

C19: named after the public school at Rugby, where it was first played

Synonyms for Rugby

soccer, American football, Association football, Canadian football, grid game, gridiron pastime, the pigskin sport