MUMBLETY-PEG


Meaning of MUMBLETY-PEG in English

[ 'mʌmb(ə)lti ]

■ noun chiefly US a game in which each player in turn throws a knife or pointed stick from a series of positions, continuing until it fails to stick in the ground.

Origin

C17: from mumble in sense 2, from the requirement of the game that an unsuccessful player withdraw a peg from the ground using the mouth.

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