Pegs

//pɛɡz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of peg form-of, plural
  2. 2
    peg-top trousers informal, plural, plural-only

    "Since then, he's been a suedehead and a soul-boy. "I used to go down the discos, wear pegs and American bowling shirts.""

  3. 3
    plural of PEG form-of, plural
  4. 4
    The stumps. plural, plural-only, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of peg form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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peg-top trousers

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"Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE," but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it."

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