Peg
Peg (peg) , noun
[Old English pegge; compare Swedish pigg, Danish pig a point, prickle, and English 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. — Shakespeare
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 a peg.”
To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
And took your grandees down a peg.
6.
A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water. [India]
This over, the club will be visited for a “peg,” Anglice drink.
7.
(Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
Collocations (6)
peg board , a board with multiple small holes into which pegs can be inserted in different arrays so as to form hooks from which to hang tools or other objects for convenient access; it is typically hung from a wall in a workshop.
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.
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.
Peg (peg) , transitive verb
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.
2.
(Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelve points. [Colloquial]
3.
To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school.
4.
(Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second.
Peg , intransitive verb
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.