rugby

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the bal

The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby.

The two rugbies split following a debate about amateurism.

The form of the game known as rugby union (see the usage note).

Ellipsis of rugby shirt (“a shirt of the kind worn by rugby players, usually short-sleeved and with a buttoned opening at the neck like a polo shirt, but with a stiffer collar”).

I don't know why, but for some reason people who work undercover for department store security always wear rugbies and khakis.

Jansports and cargo pants were everywhere, set off with overstated polos, rugbies, and sweatshirts blaring the logos of hip hop designers.

To play rugby.

Rubber cement, contact cement; commonly associated with solvent abuse, as it is often used as an inhalant.