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(1):

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

(2):

(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.

(3):

(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.

(4):

(n.) A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.

(5):

(n.) One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

(6):

(n.) One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.

(7):

(v. t.) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.

(8):

(v. t.) To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.

(9):

(v. i.) To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peg'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/peg.html. 1828.
 
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