rugby
noun
- team sport
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌɡbi/ / /ˈɹʊɡbi/ / /ˈɾʌɡbe/
name
Etymology: From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (“village, town”), from Old Norse býr (“town, settlement”)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally “rook-fort, Rookbury”).
- A town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated (OS grid ref SP5075).
- A local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, with its headquarters in the town.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Hilltops council area, New South Wales, Australia.
noun
Etymology: Genericized trademark from Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik.
- Rubber cement, contact cement; commonly associated with solvent abuse, as it is often used as an inhalant.
verb
Etymology: From the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where the modern game was developed in the 19th century. The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Old English Rocheberie (probably equivalent to rook (“Corvus frugilegus, a bird of the crow family”) + -by (suffix indicating a village or town)), possibly from *Hrōcebyriġ, dative singular of *Hrōceburh, from hrōc (“rook”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”)) + burh, burg (“castle, fort, stronghold; city; town”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, mountain; high, lofty; to rise”)).
- To play rugby.