seagulling
The practice, in Rugby Union, of forwards running in the back line rather than…The practice, in Rugby Union, of forwards running in the back line rather than concentrating on their primary positional duties in open play (see rugby union positions).
Meaning
3 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang, uncountable)The practice, in Rugby Union, of forwards running in the back line rather than concentrating on their primary positional duties in open play (see rugby union positions).
(uncountable)The practice of using a British Seagull outboard.
I'm going take the boat out and do some seagulling.
(New Zealand, uncountable)The practice of working as a non-union casual stevedore.
Origin
By surface analysis, seagull + -ing.By surface analysis, seagull + -ing.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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