释义 |
mum·ble·ty-peg \ˈməmbəltēˌpeg, -pāg\ noun or mumble-the-peg \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\; or mumble peg also mum·ble·de·peg \ˈməmbəldēˌpeg, -pāg\; or mum·bly-peg \-blē-\ 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 : a game in which the players try to flip or throw a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground |