Pronunciation: ' m ə m-b ə l-(t ē -) ˌ peg, -bl ē - ˌ peg
Variant: also mum · ble-the-peg \ -b ə l-( th ə -) ˌ peg, -bl ē - ˌ peg \ or mumble peg \ -b ə l- ˌ peg, -bl ē - \
Function: noun
Etymology: from the phrase mumble the peg; from the loser's orig. having to pull out with his teeth a peg driven into the ground
Date: 1627
: a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground