English Explanatory Dictionary

scrum-half

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A player who introduces the ball into a scrum.

Pronunciation

/ˈskrʌmhɑːf/ /ˈskrʌmhæf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-scrum-half.wav

Word forms

scrum-half scrum-halves scrumhalf

Etymology

From scrum + half, in reference to position on the field of play; compare half-back and full-back.

Synonyms

half-back
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary