scrum-half

noun
/ˈskrʌmhɑːf/UK/ˈskrʌmhæf/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *halbaz
  2. inherited from *halb
  3. inherited from healf — “half
  4. inherited from half
  5. formed as scrum-half — “scrum + half

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA