Definition of peg

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Peg (n.) 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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Unpeg :: Unpeg (v. t.) To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open.
Melanorrhoea :: Melanorrhoea (n.) An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrh/a usitatissima is the lignum-vitae of Pegu, and yelds a valuable black varnish..
Ticktack :: Ticktack (n.) A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.
Spill :: Spill (n.) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile..
Pegged :: Pegged (imp. & p. p.) of Pe.
Pegador :: Pegador (n.) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates). See Remora.
Peg :: Peg (n.) 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..
Pin :: Pin (n.) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings..
Scapegallows :: Scapegallows (n.) One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
Peg :: Peg (n.) One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
Grace :: Grace (n.) Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc..
Pin :: Pin (n.) One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.
Bibliopegist :: Bibliopegist (n.) A bookbinder.
Sea Dragon :: Sea dragon () The pegasus.
Hatstand :: Hatstand (n.) A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc..
Peg :: Peg (n.) A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase To take one down peg..
Pegmatitic :: Pegmatitic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the pegmatic structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite..
Pegging :: Pegging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pe.
Pegm :: Pegm (n.) A sort of moving machine employed in the old pageants.
Peg :: Peg (v. t.) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points..
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