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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEG, n. [This is probably from the root of L.pango, pactus; Gr. denoting that which fastens, or allied to beak and picket.]
1. A small pointed piece of wood used in fastening boards or other work of wood, etc. It does the office of a nail. The word is applied only to small pieces of wood pointed; to the larger pieces thus pointed we give the name of pins, and pins in ship carpentry are called tree-nails or trenails. Coxe, in his travels in Russia, speaks of poles or beams fastened into the ground with pegs.
2. The pins of an instrument on which the strings 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 (2005)

n
1: 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 him weak on his sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick]
4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: peg, 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: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock] v
1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: nail down, nail, peg]
2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: peg, 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"

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation polyethylene glycol

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English pegge, probably from Middle Dutch Date: 15th century 1. a. a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes ; pin, plug b. British clothespin c. a predetermined level at which something (as a price) is fixed 2. a. a projecting piece used as a support or boundary marker b. something (as a fact or issue) used as a support, pretext, or reason <a news peg for the story> 3. a. one of the movable wooden pegs set in the head of a stringed instrument (as a violin) that are turned to regulate the pitch of the strings — see violin illustration b. a step or degree especially in estimation 4. a pointed prong or claw for catching or tearing 5. British drink <poured himself out a stiff peg — Dorothy Sayers> 6. something (as a leg) resembling a peg 7. throw; especially a hard throw in baseball made in an attempt to put out a base runner II. verb (pegged; pegging) Date: 1543 transitive verb 1. a. to put a peg into b. British to pin (laundry) on a clothesline 2. to attach or fix as if with a peg: as a. to pin down ; restrict b. to fix or hold (as prices or wage increases) at a predetermined level or rate c. to place in a definite category ; identify <was pegged as an intellectual> 3. to mark by pegs 4. throw intransitive verb 1. to work steadily and diligently — often used with away 2. to move along vigorously or hastily ; hustle III. adjective or pegged Date: 1681 wide at the top and narrow at the bottom <peg pants>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a usu. cylindrical pin or bolt of wood or metal, often tapered at one end, and used for holding esp. two things together. b such a peg attached to a wall etc. and used for hanging garments etc. on. c a peg driven into the ground and attached to a rope for holding up a tent. d a bung for stoppering a cask etc. e each of several pegs used to tighten or loosen the strings of a violin etc. f a small peg, matchstick, etc. stuck into holes in a board for calculating the scores at cribbage. 2 Brit. = clothes-peg. 3 Brit. a measure of spirits or wine. --v.tr. (pegged, pegging) 1 (usu. foll. by down, in, out, etc.) fix (a thing) with a peg. 2 Econ. a stabilize (prices, wages, exchange rates, etc.). b prevent the price of (stock etc.) from falling or rising by freely buying or selling at a given price. 3 mark (the score) with pegs on a cribbage-board. Phrases and idioms: off the peg (of clothes) ready-made. peg away (often foll. by at) work consistently and esp. for a long period. peg down restrict (a person etc.) to rules, a commitment, etc. peg-leg 1 an artificial leg. 2 a person with an artificial leg. peg on = peg away. peg out 1 sl. die. 2 score the winning point at cribbage. 3 Croquet hit the peg with the ball as the final stroke in a game. 4 mark the boundaries of (land etc.). a peg to hang an idea etc. on a suitable occasion or pretext etc. for it. a round (or square) peg in a square (or round) hole a misfit. take a person down a peg or two humble a person. Etymology: ME, prob. of LG or Du. orig.: cf. MDu. pegge, Du. dial. peg, LG pigge

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Peg Peg, n. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. I will rend an oak And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak. 2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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. 3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. --Shak. 4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board. 5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase ``To take one down peg.'' To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. And took your grandess down a peg. --Hudibras. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pegs, pegging, pegged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen. N-COUNT 2. A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use clothespin) N-COUNT 3. A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails. N-COUNT 4. If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs. ...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day... Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves. ...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n with adv, V-ed prep 5. If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level. Its currency is pegged to the dollar... UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million... The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%. ...a pegged European currency. VERB: be V-ed to n, be V-ed at n, V n at amount, V-ed see also level-pegging 6. Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. (BRIT; in AM, use off-the-rack) ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit... ? made-to-measure PHRASE: PHR n, PHR after v

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Old Peg; poor hard Suffolk or Yorkshire cheese. A peg is also a blow with a straightarm: a term used by the professors of gymnastic arts. A peg in the day-light, the victualling office, or the haltering-place; a blow in the eye, stomach, or under the ear.

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