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peg out

verb

Meaning

  1. To mark (a territory or area) with pegs.
  2. To die.
  3. To finish a game of croquet.
  4. To move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win.
  5. To hang up (washing) using pegs.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

stake out(English)pegboard(English)picket(English)impale(English)parget(English)punctulate(English)pin down(English)betag(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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