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mumbletypeg
[ muhm-buhl-tee-peg ]
noun
- a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
mumbletypeg
/ ˈmʌmbəltɪˌpɛɡ /
noun
- a game in which players throw a knife in various prescribed ways, the aim being to make the blade stick in the ground
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mumbletypeg1
1620–30; from phrase mumble the peg ( mumble ); so named because the losing player was formerly required to pull a peg from the ground with their teeth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mumbletypeg1
C17: from mumble the peg , a loser in the game being required to pull the knife out of the ground using the teeth
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Example Sentences
"I think they're more fun than playing solitaire or mumbletypeg," declared Uncle Henry, soberly.
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