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mumble-the-peg

mumble-the-peg

9.9
A children's game where players throw a small knife to make it stick in the ground
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : mumble-the-peg
  • He showed his grandson how to play mumble-the-peg with an old pocketknife.

Examples

  • The rules of mumble-the-peg require skill and careful knife-throwing.

  • As children, we often played mumble-the-peg in the backyard during summer evenings.

  • The children played mumble-the-peg in the backyard.

  • Do you know how to play mumble-the-peg?

  • On warm summer afternoons, we played mumble-the-peg in the park, trying to stick our knives into the ground.

  • He taught his friends the exciting game of mumble-the-peg, demonstrating how to throw a knife accurately.

  • As a popular childhood pastime, mumble-the-peg involves tossing a jackknife to see who can stick it in the earth.

Synonyms

mumblety-peg
vsmumble-the-peg
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A game where players throw a pocketknife so it sticks in the ground

is the alternative traditional spelling used for the same game

Surface Forms

mumble-the-peg singular
mumble-the-pegs plural

Etymology

Mumble-the-peg probably mixes the common words mumble and peg, where peg means 'a small stick' and mumble may suggest a clumsy or quiet movement. That's why the name fits the children's game where players throw a knife so it sticks in the ground like a little peg.