| Peg (peg) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Peg |
| [OE. pegge; cf. Sw.
pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] |
A small, pointed piece of wood, used in
fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes,
etc.; as, a shoe peg.
A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang
things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A
support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim
upon.
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on
which the strings are strained.
One of the pins used for marking points on
a cribbage board.
A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase
"To take one down peg."
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| Peg (peg) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Peg |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Pegged (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Pegging (?).] |
To put pegs into] to
fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine
with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
To score with a peg, as
points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
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To work diligently, as
one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or
away; as, to peg away at a task.
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A drink of spirits, usually
whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.
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