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scrimmage (SKRIM-ayg) noun
1. A rough struggle. 2. A practice game, often between two parts of the same team. 3. A tussle for the ball in games such as football, rugby, soccer, etc. verb tr, intr. To engage in a scrimmage. [Middle English metathetic variant of skirmish.] "I depict her, ah, how charming! I portray myself alarming Her by swearing I would `mount the deadly breach,' Or engage in any scrimmage For a glimpse of her sweet image, Or her shadow, or her footprint on the beach." Charles Stuart Calverley, On the Beach, Anthology of Light Verse, 1935. This week's theme: words formed by metathesis or transposing letters. ............................................................................ Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. -Mignon McLaughlin, author Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/scrimmage.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/scrimmage.ram
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