unpeggedadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛɡd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛɡd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pegged adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pegged adj. In some uses probably influenced by unpeg v.

1. Not provided with a peg or pegs; not fastened, fixed, marked, etc., with a peg or pegs.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > hobbled

unpegged1655

spancelled1835

knee-haltered1849

hobbled1860

1655 Exact Abridgem. All Statutes 579 Neither shall any suffer his swine..to go or run in any such grounds or woods, unringed or unpegged.

1784 Old Poor Robin 29 What am I? A fool (answered my wife at some distance) for leaving the pigstye door unpegg'd, and now the pig is got out.

1847 Ainsworth's Mag. 12 320 The liberal professions should be friendly with one another, though they're often more like unpegged crabs in a fish-basket.

1892 Strand Mag. 4 451/2 The first man arriving there throws himself down and crawls under the unpegged end of the net.

1909 Q. Bull. Canad. Mining Inst. Jan. 260 The rover in search of minerals can then be assured of his title in an unpegged area.

1922 D. Yates Jonah & Co. vi. 136 The unpegged laundry is sent whirling, and..the naked flames of lamps are blown out.

2000 S. Elboz Handful of Magic vii. 78 ‘This push and shove is thoroughly ridiculous,’ said a large woman in a cape like an unpegged tent.

2. Of a price, wage, exchange rate, etc.: not maintained at a certain level, or in a fixed relationship with another economic factor.

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1919 Times 22 Mar. 19/1 (heading) The ‘unpegged’ American exchange.

1949 N.Y. Times 30 July 14/5 Labour..is increasingly restive because the gap does not narrow between fixed wages and unpegged prices.

1961 Money & Credit (U.S. Comm. Money & Credit) iii. 63 The Federal Reserve made explicit its philosophy of favoring free and unpegged markets.

1972 N.Y. Times 6 Dec. 31/2 (heading) Sanitationmen seeking unpegged pay.

2011 T. Nowotny Diplomacy & Global Governance ii. 27 More gradual changes in the external value of a currency..are common in a regime of flexible ‘unpegged’ exchange rates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† unpeggedadj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pegmatite n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + peg- (in pegmatite n.) + -ed suffix².

Obsolete. rare.

Of a mineral: not containing peg-like inclusions.

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1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 142 A band of unstriated or unpegged crystal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	unpegged
释义	unpeggedadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛɡd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛɡd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pegged adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pegged adj. In some uses probably influenced by unpeg v. 1. Not provided with a peg or pegs; not fastened, fixed, marked, etc., with a peg or pegs. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > hobbled unpegged1655 spancelled1835 knee-haltered1849 hobbled1860 1655 Exact Abridgem. All Statutes 579 Neither shall any suffer his swine..to go or run in any such grounds or woods, unringed or unpegged. 1784 Old Poor Robin 29 What am I? A fool (answered my wife at some distance) for leaving the pigstye door unpegg'd, and now the pig is got out. 1847 Ainsworth's Mag. 12 320 The liberal professions should be friendly with one another, though they're often more like unpegged crabs in a fish-basket. 1892 Strand Mag. 4 451/2 The first man arriving there throws himself down and crawls under the unpegged end of the net. 1909 Q. Bull. Canad. Mining Inst. Jan. 260 The rover in search of minerals can then be assured of his title in an unpegged area. 1922 D. Yates Jonah & Co. vi. 136 The unpegged laundry is sent whirling, and..the naked flames of lamps are blown out. 2000 S. Elboz Handful of Magic vii. 78 ‘This push and shove is thoroughly ridiculous,’ said a large woman in a cape like an unpegged tent. 2. Of a price, wage, exchange rate, etc.: not maintained at a certain level, or in a fixed relationship with another economic factor. ΚΠ 1919 Times 22 Mar. 19/1 (heading) The ‘unpegged’ American exchange. 1949 N.Y. Times 30 July 14/5 Labour..is increasingly restive because the gap does not narrow between fixed wages and unpegged prices. 1961 Money & Credit (U.S. Comm. Money & Credit) iii. 63 The Federal Reserve made explicit its philosophy of favoring free and unpegged markets. 1972 N.Y. Times 6 Dec. 31/2 (heading) Sanitationmen seeking unpegged pay. 2011 T. Nowotny Diplomacy & Global Governance ii. 27 More gradual changes in the external value of a currency..are common in a regime of flexible ‘unpegged’ exchange rates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † unpeggedadj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pegmatite n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + peg- (in pegmatite n.) + -ed suffix². Obsolete. rare. Of a mineral: not containing peg-like inclusions. ΚΠ 1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 142 A band of unstriated or unpegged crystal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.¹1655adj.²1888
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