Peg

·noun One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.

II. Peg ·noun A step; a degree; ·esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg.".

III. Peg ·vt To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.

IV. Peg ·noun One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

V. Peg ·add. ·noun A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.

VI. Peg ·vi To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes;

— usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

VII. Peg ·vt To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.

VIII. Peg ·noun A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, ·etc.; as, a shoe peg.

IX. Peg ·noun A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, ·etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.