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1Peg — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin, or… …
2Peg ladder — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… …
3Peg tankard — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… …
4Peg tooth — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… …
5Peg top — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… …
6peg — [peg] n. [ME pegge, prob. < LowG source, as in Du peg, wooden plug < IE base * bak , staff > L baculum, stick] 1. a short, usually tapering or pointed piece of wood, metal, etc. used to hold parts together or in place, or to close an… …
7peg — ► NOUN 1) a short projecting pin or bolt used for hanging things on, securing something in place, or marking a position. 2) a clip for holding things together or hanging up clothes. 3) chiefly Indian a measure of spirits. 4) a point or limit on a …
8Peg wooden dolls — are some of the oldest surviving dolls, and were made worldwide. Although the term peg wooden refers to a jointing technique where the arms and/or legs are attached to the body with pegs, this term came to be synonymous with simple lathe turned… …
9peg — [peg] noun [C] I 1) British a wooden or plastic object that you use for fastening wet clothes onto a line so that they will dry 2) an object that is fixed to a wall or door and used for hanging things on 3) an object that is used for fastening… …
10peg tooth — peg shaped tooth a tooth having a conical form, with sides that converge or taper together incisally instead of being parallel or diverging mesially and distally; a condition frequently observed in the maxillary lateral incisor. Called also… …
