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scrimmage

/ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ/ noun C1
  1. A rough fight. · get caught up in a scrimmage
  2. In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record. (US)
  3. In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.

Plural scrimmages

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They practiced tirelessly, applying scientific principles to their daily drills and scrimmage games.
The Science of Basketball, p. 1 · B2

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