MUMBLETY-PEG


Meaning of MUMBLETY-PEG in English

ˈməmbəltēˌpeg, -pāg noun

or mumble-the-peg ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; or mumble peg also mum·ble·de·peg ˈməmbəldēˌpeg, -pāg ; or mum·bly-peg -blē-

Etymology: from the phrase mumble the peg; from the loser's originally having to pull out with his teeth a peg driven into the ground

: a game in which the players try to flip or throw a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground

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