unpegv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛɡ/

Forms: see un- prefix² and peg v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², peg v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + peg v.

1. transitive. To unfasten by the removal of pegs; esp. to take down (laundry) from a clothes line.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > undo specific fastening

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1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 177 Vnpeg the basket on the houses top, Let the birds fly.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Declaveter, to vnboult, vnpinne, vnpeg; loose from.

1787 G. Horne Reply of Jews 26 All Philosopher as you are.., should any mad-brained fellow unpeg the cave of Æolus against you, what need you care?

1830 J. G. Millingen Adventures of Irish Gentleman ii. 18 Your clothes, Sir, look as though they had been unpegged in Monmouth-street.

1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting ii. 51 He at length charged against the side of the tent, unpegging two of the ropes.

1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line xiv. 241 ‘Where did you and Louis Malcourt go this afternoon?’ she asked, unpegging her hair.

1988 Princeton Alumni Weekly 6 Apr. 31/3 She unpegs the tent..and repitches it in a new and presumably safer location.

2004 J. Foster Our Teacher's gone Bananas 90 We separate socks. We tear your new skirt, Unpeg clothes from the line And roll them in dirt.

2. transitive. To cease to maintain (an exchange rate, price, etc.) at a certain level or in a fixed relationship with another economic factor; to uncouple (one currency, price, etc.) from another.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [verb (transitive)] > cease to set value of

unpeg1919

float1965

1919 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. 18/6 The Italian rate, which is the last of the three rates to be ‘unpegged’, was quoted all the way down to 7.40 yesterday.

1959 Rubber Jrnl. & Internat. Plastics 17 Jan. 80/2 The union wants wages unpegged from rubber prices.

1977 Guardian Weekly 7 Aug. 10/1 Unpegging sterling from the US dollar is a thoroughly sensible move.

1977 Times 29 Oct. 19/4 The Israel pound fell sharply as it was unpegged from its official rate of 10 to the dollar.

2007 J. Rogers Bull in China i. 35 China, by unpegging its currency, will allow itself to become a global player in business as never before.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unpeg
释义	unpegv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛɡ/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛɡ/ Forms: see un- prefix² and peg v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², peg v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + peg v. 1. transitive. To unfasten by the removal of pegs; esp. to take down (laundry) from a clothes line. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > undo specific fastening unbucklec1386 unnail1485 unclasp1530 unsolder1538 disbuckle1562 unpin1587 unrivet1591 unlink1595 unloop1599 unpeg1604 unhasp1610 uncord1611 unhoop1611 unwedge1611 unsplint1615 refibulate1623 replumb1623 unlatchc1625 unscrew1651 unclamp1655 unrope1673 unstring1681 unlash1796 unkey1802 unspring1802 unwire1823 unstrap1828 unscotch1839 unclap1846 unspike1846 uncramp1851 unspear1859 untoggle1859 unsnap1862 undraw1872 disbutton1887 uncinch1891 disimpale1904 unzip1927 zip1927 unzipper1936 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 177 Vnpeg the basket on the houses top, Let the birds fly. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Declaveter, to vnboult, vnpinne, vnpeg; loose from. 1787 G. Horne Reply of Jews 26 All Philosopher as you are.., should any mad-brained fellow unpeg the cave of Æolus against you, what need you care? 1830 J. G. Millingen Adventures of Irish Gentleman ii. 18 Your clothes, Sir, look as though they had been unpegged in Monmouth-street. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting ii. 51 He at length charged against the side of the tent, unpegging two of the ropes. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line xiv. 241 ‘Where did you and Louis Malcourt go this afternoon?’ she asked, unpegging her hair. 1988 Princeton Alumni Weekly 6 Apr. 31/3 She unpegs the tent..and repitches it in a new and presumably safer location. 2004 J. Foster Our Teacher's gone Bananas 90 We separate socks. We tear your new skirt, Unpeg clothes from the line And roll them in dirt. 2. transitive. To cease to maintain (an exchange rate, price, etc.) at a certain level or in a fixed relationship with another economic factor; to uncouple (one currency, price, etc.) from another. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [verb (transitive)] > cease to set value of unpeg1919 float1965 1919 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. 18/6 The Italian rate, which is the last of the three rates to be ‘unpegged’, was quoted all the way down to 7.40 yesterday. 1959 Rubber Jrnl. & Internat. Plastics 17 Jan. 80/2 The union wants wages unpegged from rubber prices. 1977 Guardian Weekly 7 Aug. 10/1 Unpegging sterling from the US dollar is a thoroughly sensible move. 1977 Times 29 Oct. 19/4 The Israel pound fell sharply as it was unpegged from its official rate of 10 to the dollar. 2007 J. Rogers Bull in China i. 35 China, by unpegging its currency, will allow itself to become a global player in business as never before. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1604
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