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mumblety-peg

noun
mum·​ble·​ty-peg | \ ˈmÉ™m-bÉ™l-(tÄ“-)ËŒpeg How to pronounce mumblety-peg (audio) , -blÄ“-ËŒpeg\
variants: or less commonly mumble-the-peg \ ˈmÉ™m-​bÉ™l-​(tÍŸhÉ™-​)ËŒpeg How to pronounce mumble-the-peg (audio) , -​blÄ“-​ËŒpeg \ or mumble peg \ ˈmÉ™m-​bÉ™l-​ËŒpeg How to pronounce mumble peg (audio) , -​blÄ“-​ \

Definition of mumblety-peg

: a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground

First Known Use of mumblety-peg

1627, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for mumblety-peg

from the phrase mumble the peg; from the loser's originally having to pull out with his teeth a peg driven into the ground

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