Definition of peg

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Peg (n.) A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase To take one down peg..

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Peg :: 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..
Pegomancy :: Pegomancy (n.) Divination by fountains.
Aquarius :: Aquarius (n.) A constellation south of Pegasus.
Bibliopegic :: Bibliopegic (a.) Relating to the binding of books.
Harmaline :: Harmaline (n.) An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts..
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..
Scalawag :: Scalawag (n.) A scamp; a scapegrace.
Peg :: Peg (n.) A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase To take one down peg..
Arpeggio :: Arpeggio (n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played..
Pegged :: Pegged (imp. & p. p.) of Pe.
Bibliopegist :: Bibliopegist (n.) A bookbinder.
Peg :: Peg (n.) One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained..
Float :: Float (v. i.) A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.
Pegador :: Pegador (n.) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates). See Remora.
Pegmatite :: Pegmatite (n.) Graphic granite. See under Granite.
Scapegrace :: Scapegrace (n.) A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless..
Spill :: Spill (n.) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile..
Pegmatite :: Pegmatite (n.) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein material in other rocks..
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..
Harmine :: Harmine (n.) An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance..
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