Peg definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PEG, n. [This is probably from the root of L.pango ... are strained. 3. A nickname for Margaret. To take a peg lower, to depress; to lower. PEG, v.t. To fasten with pegs. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: peg, nog] 2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: peg, pin] 3: informal terms for the leg; "fever left ...
peg top definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... top that is made to spin on the sharp metal peg in its base by the unwinding of a string wound round its center 2. plural peg trousers Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point ... the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to ...
Peg tankard definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point ... the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang ... and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. 3. One of the pins ... degree; esp. in the slang phrase ``To take one down peg.'' To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. ...
Peg tooth definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point ... the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang ... and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. 3. One of the pins ... degree; esp. in the slang phrase ``To take one down peg.'' To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. ...
Screw peg definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point ... the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang ... and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. 3. One of the pins ... degree; esp. in the slang phrase ``To take one down peg.'' To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. ...
Peg ladder definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point ... the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang ... and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. 3. One of the pins ... degree; esp. in the slang phrase ``To take one down peg.'' To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. ...
mumblety-peg definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a game ... so that the knife sticks in the ground [syn: mumblety-peg, mumble-the-peg] Merriam Webster's also mumble-the-peg or mumble peg noun Etymology: from the phrase mumble the peg; from the loser's originally having to pull out ...
peg down definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: peg, peg down] 2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify]
mumble-the-peg definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a game ... so that the knife sticks in the ground [syn: mumblety-peg, mumble-the-peg] Merriam Webster's noun see mumblety-peg
clothes peg definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: wood or ... holding clothes on a clothesline [syn: clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (clothes pegs) A clothes peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes ...
Picking peg definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Picking Pick"ing, a. 1 ... was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden. Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3.
... called treenails [trunnels.] A small wooden pin is called a peg. 3. A thing of little value. It is not a ... pin. 4. A linchpin. 5. The central part. 6. A peg used in musical instruments in straining and relaxing the strings ... a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: peg, pin] 4: a number you choose and use to gain ... leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick] 6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports ... in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock] 11: a club-shaped wooden ... from Old English pinn (akin to Old High German pfinn peg), perhaps from Latin pinna quill, feather — more at pen ...