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mumblety–peg
noun mum·ble·ty–peg \ˈməm-bəl-(tē-)ˌpeg, -blē-ˌpeg\
Definition of MUMBLETY-PEG
: a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground
Variants of MUMBLETY-PEG
mum·ble·ty–peg also mum·ble–the–peg \-bəl-(thə-)ˌpeg, -blē-ˌpeg\ or mumble peg \-bəl-ˌpeg, -blē-\
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Origin of MUMBLETY-PEG
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
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