rugby
/ˈrʌgbɪ/(亦作rugby football)
noun
mass noun
- a team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand. Points are scored by grounding the ball behind the opponents' goal line (thereby scoring a try) or by kicking it between the two posts and over the crossbar of the opponents' goal.英式橄榄球。参见RUGBY LEAGUE和RUGBY UNION.
词源
mid 19th cent.: named after Rugby School （see RUGBY）, where the game was first played.