peg top

noun

a child's wooden top that spins on a metal peg.

peg tops, peg-top trousers.

Origin of peg top

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby peg top

Peggy, peg leg, Pegler, pegmatite, peg out, peg top, Pegu, Péguy, pegwood, Pehlevi, Pei

Definition for peg top (2 of 2)

peg-top

[ peg-top ]

/ ˈpɛgˌtɒp /

adjective

wide at the hips and narrowing to the ankle: peg-top trousers; peg-top skirts.

Origin of peg-top

1860–65; adjective use of peg top (in the sense “a child's toy that spins on a peg”)

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Example sentences from the Web for peg top

Oh, if there could be a delightful thing, it would be to live as a hermit in the hut at the other side of Peg-Top Moor!
Polly|L. T. Meade
Cut a little man 367 out of a thin bit of wood, making him end in one leg, like a peg-top, instead of in two.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
Looking at the figure of the peg-top (Fig. 101) we may ask the question, Why does it not fall down?
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball
The adjoining figure (Fig. 101) gives a view of the peg-top.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball

That leather-skinned cranky old terrier over there reported Tim, and the 'bloke' with the peg-top whiskers reported Larry.
Six Years in the Prisons of England|A Merchant - Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for peg top (1 of 2)

peg top

noun

a child's spinning top, usually made of wood with a metal centre pin

British Dictionary definitions for peg top (2 of 2)

peg-top

adjective

(of skirts, trousers, etc) wide at the hips then tapering off towards the ankle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	peg top
释义	peg top noun a child's wooden top that spins on a metal peg. peg tops, peg-top trousers. Origin of peg top First recorded in 1650–60 Words nearby peg top Peggy, peg leg, Pegler, pegmatite, peg out, peg top, Pegu, Péguy, pegwood, Pehlevi, Pei Definition for peg top (2 of 2) peg-top [ peg-top ] / ˈpɛgˌtɒp / adjective wide at the hips and narrowing to the ankle: peg-top trousers; peg-top skirts. Origin of peg-top 1860–65; adjective use of peg top (in the sense “a child's toy that spins on a peg”) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peg top Oh, if there could be a delightful thing, it would be to live as a hermit in the hut at the other side of Peg-Top Moor! Polly\|L. T. Meade Cut a little man 367 out of a thin bit of wood, making him end in one leg, like a peg-top, instead of in two. The Art of Entertaining\|M. E. W. Sherwood Looking at the figure of the peg-top (Fig. 101) we may ask the question, Why does it not fall down? The Story of the Heavens\|Robert Stawell Ball The adjoining figure (Fig. 101) gives a view of the peg-top. The Story of the Heavens\|Robert Stawell Ball That leather-skinned cranky old terrier over there reported Tim, and the 'bloke' with the peg-top whiskers reported Larry. Six Years in the Prisons of England\|A Merchant - Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for peg top (1 of 2) peg top noun a child's spinning top, usually made of wood with a metal centre pin British Dictionary definitions for peg top (2 of 2) peg-top adjective (of skirts, trousers, etc) wide at the hips then tapering off towards the ankle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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