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单词 mumblety-peg
释义

mumblety-peg

noun

mum·​ble·​ty-peg ˈməm-bəl-(tē-)ˌpeg How to pronounce mumblety-peg (audio)
-blē-ˌpeg
variants or less commonly mumble-the-peg
ˈməm-bəl-(t͟hə-)ˌpeg How to pronounce mumblety-peg (audio)
-blē-ˌpeg
or mumble peg
ˈməm-bəl-ˌpeg How to pronounce mumblety-peg (audio)
-blē-
: a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase mumble the peg; from the loser's originally having to pull out with his teeth a peg driven into the ground

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

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