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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.
Also, mum·ble·de·peg, mum·ble·dy·peg 
[muhm-buhl-dee-peg] , mumble peg, mum·ble-the-peg [muhm-buhl-thuh-peg] , mum·ble·ty-peg, mum·bly-peg [muhm-blee-peg] .
[muhm-buhl-dee-peg] , mumble peg, mum·ble-the-peg [muhm-buhl-thuh-peg] , mum·ble·ty-peg, mum·bly-peg [muhm-blee-peg] .Origin:
1620–30; from phrase mumble the peg (see mumble); so named because the losing player was formerly required to pull a peg from the ground with his or her teeth
1620–30; from phrase mumble the peg (see mumble); so named because the losing player was formerly required to pull a peg from the ground with his or her teeth
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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