peg
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8.2
- noun
- /pɛg/
- UK
:
pasador para remo
- She used the peg to secure the oar in place as the boat drifted gently on the lake.
Examples
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The oarsman firmly placed the peg in its holder to stabilize his paddle while rowing.
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After adjusting the oar, he locked it into the peg to maintain balance during their journey.
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This is the left wingtip, where the launch peg is located.
Blog text (13) -
I rode a Kingpin before this, and there was no problem with rear pegs on this bike either.
Blog text (34) -
He walked to the wall near the door, hung the bridle on a peg, then moved to where a lantern sat on a shelf.
Fiction book (1990) -
You grasp the peg with your index and middle fingers, whirl around, and release the plane (a left-handed pilot would have the launch peg on the right wing).
Blog text (13) -
The peg, loosely fitted on a spear shaft and then plunged into the carapace, would then detach from the shaft and the line was used to haul in the turtle.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
153
1.0
A small metal or plastic object used to attach things to cloth
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9.9
A peg on the side of a boat that holds an oar and lets it turn when rowing
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7.0
A part on the side of a boat that holds an oar so it can move when you row
A pin in the side of a boat that holds an oar while you row
A small holder fixed to a boat side that keeps an oar in place while you row
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A children's game where players throw a small knife to make it stick in the ground
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word peg also named the small 'pin' on a boat that holds an oar and acts as a pivot. That is why a boat's peg keeps the oar in place, using the same idea of a small piece holding something steady.