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Definition: Peg

Peg \Peg\, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point,
prickle, and E. peak.]
1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards
together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.;
as, a shoe peg.
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2. 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.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase ``To take one
down peg.''
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandess down a peg. --Hudibras.
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6. A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with
soda water. [India]

This over, the club will be visted for a ``peg,''
Anglice drink. --Harper's
Mag.
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7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner.

Peg ladder, a ladder with but one standard, into which
cross pieces are inserted.

Peg tankard, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as
divide the liquor into equal portions. ``Drink down to
your peg.'' --Longfellow.

Peg tooth. See Fleam tooth under Fleam.

Peg top, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it.

Screw peg, a small screw without a head, for fastening
soles.
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Peg \Peg\, v. i.
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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Peg \Peg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pegged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pegging.]
1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to
peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit
closely.
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I will rend an oak
And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak.
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2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as,
she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]
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Dictionary: quick_english-indonesian
Definition: peg

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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: peg

peg
n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: nog]
2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
define locations etc. [syn: pin]
3: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
sticks" [syn: pin, stick]
4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: wooden leg,
leg, pegleg]
5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the
strings of a stringed instrument
6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: pin,
thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
[also: pegging, pegged]

peg
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
Harvard" [syn: nail down, nail]
2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin
into into
3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg
down}]
4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by
legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was
pegged to the US Dollar"
[also: pegging, pegged]