Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. ``Sore scrymmishe.'' --Ld. Berners.]

] [Written also scrummage.]

1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.

2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)