peg out
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peg out
verb pegs out · pegging out · pegged out
- To mark (a territory or area) with pegs. I was soon the proud possessor of a miner's right, and my claim was pegged out for me away on the reefs.
- To die. [T]hat day was the only holiday I had all the time I was in camp - except when I had the ‘grippe’ and nearly pegged out.
- To finish a game of croquet.
- To move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win.
- To hang up (washing) using pegs.
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verb Mark a territory with pegs
| Deutsch | abstecken, auspflocken |
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verb To die
| Français | crever |
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| Deutsch | sterben, abkratzen, hops gehen |
verb To hang up washing
| Deutsch | aufhängen |
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Talk about this word "peg out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peg%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. peg out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peg%20out "peg out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peg%20out.
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@misc{peg_out_2026,
title = {peg out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peg%20out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
