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peg


peg - noun

  • a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  • small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
  • informal terms for the leg
  • a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
  • regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
  • a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

    • peg - verb

    • succeed in obtaining a position
    • pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
    • fasten or secure with a wooden pin
    • stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

    peg - thesaurus

    leg   nail   nog   oarlock   pegleg   pin   rowlock   stick   thole   tholepin  

    Scrabble score for peg

    p is 3 e is 1 g is 2
    Scrabble score = 6

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