Definition of peg

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

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Pegasus :: Pegasus (n.) A northen constellation near the vernal equinoctial point. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus..
Knag :: Knag (n.) A wooden peg for hanging things on.
Pegmatite :: Pegmatite (n.) Graphic granite. See under Granite.
Pin :: Pin (n.) One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.
Bibliopegy :: Bibliopegy (n.) The art of binding books.
Hatstand :: Hatstand (n.) A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc..
Bibliopegistic :: Bibliopegistic (a.) Pertaining to the art of binding books.
Aquarius :: Aquarius (n.) A constellation south of Pegasus.
Pegm :: Pegm (n.) A sort of moving machine employed in the old pageants.
Raddle :: Raddle (n.) An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom..
Trepeget :: Trepeget (n.) A trebuchet.
Scapegoat :: Scapegoat (n.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness..
Bibliopegist :: Bibliopegist (n.) A bookbinder.
Spilikin :: Spilikin (n.) One of a number of small pieces or pegs of wood, ivory, bone, or other material, for playing a game, or for counting the score in a game, as in cribbage. In the plural (spilikins.
Harmine :: Harmine (n.) An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance..
Bibliopegic :: Bibliopegic (a.) Relating to the binding of books.
Ticktack :: Ticktack (n.) A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.
Scalawag :: Scalawag (n.) A scamp; a scapegrace.
Peg :: Peg (n.) One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
Pegasus :: Pegasus (n.) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration..
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