| slovo | definícia |
peg
(mass) | peg
- háčik |
peg
(encz) | peg,čep n: Nijel |
peg
(encz) | peg,flok n: Nijel |
peg
(encz) | peg,háček n: Zdeněk Brož |
peg
(encz) | peg,hřeb n: Nijel |
peg
(encz) | peg,kolík n: Zdeněk Brož |
peg
(encz) | peg,protéza n: Zdeněk Brož |
peg
(encz) | peg,upevnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
peg
(encz) | peg,věšák n: Zdeněk Brož |
Peg
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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I will rend an oak
And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak.
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2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as,
she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]
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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.
[PJC]
4. (Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out
at second.
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Peg
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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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.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
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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. --Harper's
Mag.
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7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
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." --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.
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Peg
(gcide) | 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.
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peg
(wn) | peg
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" |
peg
(vera) | PEG
PCI Express for Graphics (PCIe, Intel)
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peg
(vera) | PEG
Platform European Grid [conference] (grid)
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
peg
(mass) | peg
- háčik |
peg down
(mass) | peg down
- pripevniť |
arpeggio
(encz) | arpeggio,arpeggio Zdeněk Brož |
clothes peg
(encz) | clothes peg,kolík na prádlo Zdeněk Brož |
clothes-peg
(encz) | clothes-peg,kolík na prádlo Zdeněk Brož |
composite peg
(encz) | composite peg, |
crawling peg
(encz) | crawling peg, |
currency peg
(encz) | currency peg,vazba kurzu na určitou měnu Mgr. Dita Gálovácurrency peg,zavěšení kurzu na určitou měnu Mgr. Dita Gálová |
have got someone pegged
(encz) | have got someone pegged,mít někoho prokouknutého [fráz.] Pino |
knock you down a peg
(encz) | knock you down a peg, |
mumble-the-peg
(encz) | mumble-the-peg,hra s nožem Zdeněk Brož |
mumbletypeg
(encz) | mumbletypeg,hra s nožem Zdeněk Brož |
off-the-peg
(encz) | off-the-peg, adj: |
peg
(encz) | peg,čep n: Nijelpeg,flok n: Nijelpeg,háček n: Zdeněk Brožpeg,hřeb n: Nijelpeg,kolík n: Zdeněk Brožpeg,protéza n: Zdeněk Brožpeg,upevnit v: Zdeněk Brožpeg,věšák n: Zdeněk Brož |
peg a currency to usd
(encz) | peg a currency to USD,zavěsit měnu na americký dolar Mgr. Dita Gálová |
peg away
(encz) | peg away, v: |
peg down
(encz) | peg down,připevnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
peg leg
(encz) | peg leg,dřevěná noha Petr Prášekpeg leg,protéza (nohy) luke |
peg top
(encz) | peg top, n: |
pegasus
(encz) | Pegasus,Pegas n: [myt.] okřídlený kůň Petr PrášekPegasus,Pegas, souhvězdí severní oblohy n: [astr.] Petr Prášek |
pegboard
(encz) | pegboard,dírkovaná deska n: pro stolní hry Petr Prášek |
pegged
(encz) | pegged,ustálený adj: Oldřich Švec |
pegged-down
(encz) | pegged-down, adj: |
pegging
(encz) | pegging,stabilizace n: Zdeněk Brožpegging,vykolíkování n: Zdeněk Brož |
peggy
(encz) | Peggy,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
pegleg
(encz) | pegleg,protéza n: Zdeněk Brož |
pegmatite
(encz) | pegmatite, n: |
pegs
(encz) | pegs,kolíky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožpegs,věšáčky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
scapegoat
(encz) | scapegoat,obětní beránek n: Zdeněk Brož |
scapegrace
(encz) | scapegrace,dareba n: Zdeněk Brožscapegrace,ničema n: Zdeněk Brož |
single currency pegging
(encz) | single currency pegging, |
single peg
(encz) | single peg, |
square peg in a round hole
(encz) | square peg in a round hole,kozel zahradníkem [id.] člověk na nesprávném
místě Pino |
take him down a peg
(encz) | take him down a peg, |
tent peg
(encz) | tent peg, n: |
unicurrency peg
(encz) | unicurrency peg, |
unicurrency pegging
(encz) | unicurrency pegging, |
winnipeg
(encz) | Winnipeg,město - Kanada n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
arpeggio
(czen) | arpeggio,arpeggio Zdeněk Brož |
pegas
(czen) | Pegas,Pegasusn: [myt.] okřídlený kůň Petr PrášekPegas, souhvězdí severní oblohy,Pegasusn: [astr.] Petr Prášek |
Arpeggio
(gcide) | Arpeggio \Ar*peg"gio\, n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the
harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.)
The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession,
as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus
played.
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Bibliopegic
(gcide) | Bibliopegic \Bib`li*o*peg"ic\ (-p[e^]j"[i^]k), a. [Gr. bibli`on
book + phgny`naito make fast.]
Relating to the binding of books. [R.]
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Bibliopegist
(gcide) | Bibliopegist \Bib`li*op"e*gist\
(b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]p"[-e]*j[i^]st), n.
A bookbinder.
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Bibliopegistic
(gcide) | Bibliopegistic \Bib`li*op`e*gis"tic\
(b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]p`[-e]*j[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.
Pertaining to the art of binding books. [R.] --Dibdin.
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Bibliopegy
(gcide) | Bibliopegy \Bib`li*op"e*gy\, n. [See Bibliopegic.]
The art of binding books. [R.]
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Coupe-gorge
(gcide) | Coupe-gorge \Coupe`-gorge"\ (k[=oo]p`g[^o]rzh"), n. [F., cut
throat.] (Mil.)
Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops
occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.
--Farrow.
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JPEG
(gcide) | Compression \Com*pres"sion\, n. [L. compressio: cf. F.
compression.]
1. The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
"Compression of thought." --Johnson.
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2. (Computers) reduction of the space required for storage
(of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data
to a smaller number of bits while preserving the
information content. The act of compressing [3].
Note: Compression may be lossless compression, in which all
of the information in the original data is preserved,
and the original data may be recovered in form
identical to its original form; or lossy compression,
in which some of the information in the original data
is lost, and decompression results in a data form
slightly different from the original. {Lossy
compression} is used, for example, to compress audio or
video recordings, and sometimes images, where the
slight differences in the original data and the data
recovered after lossy compression may be
imperceptable to the human eye or ear. The JPEG
format is produced by a lossy compression algorithm.
[PJC]JPEG \JPEG\ n. [Acronym from Joint Picture Experts Group.]
(Computers)
A standardized format for storing graphic data in binary
computer files, allowing over 16 million different colors. It
allows for lossy compression, i. e. the compression of data
into a form which re-expands into an image close, but not
identical to the original image. Files stored in this format
usually carry the extension jpg or jpeg. Compare GIF.
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Micropegmatite
(gcide) | Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]
(Min.)
A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a
graphic granite (pegmatite). -- Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic, a.
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Micropegmatitic
(gcide) | Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]
(Min.)
A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a
graphic granite (pegmatite). -- Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic, a.
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mumble peg
(gcide) | Mumbledy peg \Mum"ble*dy peg`\, Mumblety peg \Mum"ble*ty peg`\,
n.
A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to
throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the
back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the
ground or another surface. Also called mumble-the-peg and
mumble peg.
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Mumbledy peg
(gcide) | Mumbledy peg \Mum"ble*dy peg`\, Mumblety peg \Mum"ble*ty peg`\,
n.
A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to
throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the
back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the
ground or another surface. Also called mumble-the-peg and
mumble peg.
[PJC] |
mumble-the-peg
(gcide) | Mumbledy peg \Mum"ble*dy peg`\, Mumblety peg \Mum"ble*ty peg`\,
n.
A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to
throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the
back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the
ground or another surface. Also called mumble-the-peg and
mumble peg.
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Mumblety peg
(gcide) | Mumbledy peg \Mum"ble*dy peg`\, Mumblety peg \Mum"ble*ty peg`\,
n.
A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to
throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the
back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the
ground or another surface. Also called mumble-the-peg and
mumble peg.
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Odontoid peg
(gcide) | Odontoid \O*don"toid\, a. [Gr. ?; 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth +
e'i^dos form: cf. F. odonto["i]de.] (Anat.)
(a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.
(b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid
process.
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Odontoid bone (Anat.), a separate bone, in many reptiles,
corresponding to the odontoid process.
Odontoid process, or Odontoid peg (Anat.), the anterior
process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis, in
birds and mammals. See Axis.
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Parapegm
(gcide) | Parapegm \Par"a*pegm\, n. [L. parapegma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to fix
beside; para` beside + ? to fix: cf. F. parapegme.]
An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public
place.
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Note: Parapegms were used for the publication of laws,
proclamations, etc., and the recording of astronomical
phenomena or calendar events.
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peg board
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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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.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
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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. --Harper's
Mag.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
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." --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.
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Peg ladder
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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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.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
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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. --Harper's
Mag.
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7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
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." --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.
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Peg tankard
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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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.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
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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. --Harper's
Mag.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
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." --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.
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Peg tooth
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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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.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
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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. --Harper's
Mag.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
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." --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.
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Peg top
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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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.
[1913 Webster]
3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
[1913 Webster]
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. --Harper's
Mag.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
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." --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.
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Pegador
(gcide) | Pegador \Pe`ga*dor"\, n. [Sp., a sticker.] (Zool.)
A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates). See Remora.
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Peganum harmala
(gcide) | Harmine \Har"mine\ (h[aum]r"m[i^]n or -m[=e]n), n.[See
Harmaline.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the {Peganum
harmala}), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white
crystalline substance.
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Pegasean
(gcide) | Pegasean \Pe*ga"se*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Pegasus, or, figuratively, to poetry.
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Pegasoid
(gcide) | Pegasoid \Peg"a*soid\, a. [Pegasus + -oid.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to Pegasus.
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Pegasus
(gcide) | Pegasus \Peg"a*sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Ph`gasos.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) 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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Each spurs his jaded Pegasus apace. --Byron.
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2. (Astron.) A northen constellation near the vernal
equinoctial point. Its three brightest stars, with the
brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus.
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3. (Zool.) A genus of small fishes, having large pectoral
fins, and the body covered with hard, bony plates. Several
species are known from the East Indies and China.
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Pegged
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), 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.
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I will rend an oak
And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak.
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2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as,
she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]
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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.
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4. (Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out
at second.
[PJC]pegged \pegged\ (p[e^]gd), a.
Tapering toward teh bottom; as, pegged pants.
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