mumbletypeg

[ muhm-buhl-tee-peg ]

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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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