peg
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8.1
- noun
- /pɛg/
:
pierna protésica
- Oh, no, because like pirates used to have peg legs.
- peg-legged
And it was the battle between Ahab with his wooden peg leg and the white whale.
- And it was the battle between Ahab with his wooden peg leg and the white whale.
- Just just put over the bar with my left peg.
- Yeah, My dad lost his leg and they gave him a fucking whole baguette as a peg leg.
Examples
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Meantime, she's stuck with a peg leg, which is almost as bad as having nothing at all.
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"You got to get the peg leg man's help."
Fiction book (2002) -
I don't know, but he had a peg leg!
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And it was the battle between Ahab with his wooden peg leg and the white whale.
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The week starting, as always, the man, the myth, the legend, the one peg legged man.
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The old sailor told stories of his adventures and how he lost his leg, replacing it with a wooden peg leg.
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After the accident, he was fitted with a modern peg leg that allowed him to walk again.
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In the museum, there was a display featuring a pirate's peg leg from the 18th century.
Synonyms
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7.9
An artificial limb that helps a person walk after losing one
75
9.5
A person's leg, usually thin or weak
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9.2
A person's legs in informal speech
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3.8
A leg made of wood that replaces a missing one
A simple wooden leg that replaces a missing lower leg
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A children's game where players throw a small knife to make it stick in the ground
How Functional
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word peg comes from an old word for a small wooden 'pin' or support. A 'peg leg' is literally a leg made like that wooden pin, which is why peg can mean an artificial or a person's leg.