rugby
noun/ˈrʌɡbi/
Frequency rank: #2,447 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A team sport played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, or passed by hand.
Example sentence
He has played rugby every weekend since he was a teenager.
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