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单词 peg-down
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peg-downadj.

Brit. /ˈpɛɡdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈpɛɡˌdaʊn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peg v., down adv.
Etymology: < peg v. + down adv., after to peg down (see peg v. 3).
Angling.
Designating a competition in which the part of the river bank assigned to each competitor is marked off with a peg or pegs.
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1887 Fishing Gaz. 30 July 61/2 Good Intent Angling Society. The members will fish a peg-down match at Waltham, on August 7th.
1896 Strand Mag. June 627/1 A ‘peg-down’ match.
1916 P. Bonthron My Holidays Inland Waterways xxiii. 156 The week before our visit a large peg-down competition was held.
2004 www.taunton-angling.co.uk 24 Feb. (O.E.D. Archive) Fly-fishing is not allowed in any peg-down match.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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