Meaning

(British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby slang) 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)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby slang) 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).
2. (boating slang) The practice of using a British Seagull outboard.
3. (chiefly New Zealand) The practice of working as a non-union casual stevedore.
4. present participle and gerund of seagull

Example Sentences

As long as he can stay away from the seagulling in the tight games.

Jack has to cut out the seagulling and get in and do the dirty work.

And while Williams cut down the seagulling, he still wasn't hitting the breakdown with any vigour.

I'm going take the boat out and do some seagulling.

Happy Seagulling.

The Seagull and Heineken gods were with us — what a wonderful day weather wise — an ideal Seagulling race day — winds were light — and crossing the harbour to Sandys Boat Club at 7.15am the water was glassy.

It isn't often young people get involved in Seagulling, never mind build their own boat to do so.

Sometimes I went down to the Wellington wharves for what was called 'seagulling', where I joined a crowd of other men just before 8 a.m., hoping to be given the nod for a day's work.

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Use seagulling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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