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peg
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peg
1. Informal a person's leg
2. Northern English dialect a tooth
3. Brit a small drink of wine or spirits, esp of brandy or whisky and soda
4. a mountaineering piton
5. Croquet a post that a player's ball must strike to win the game
6. Angling a fishing station allotted to an angler in a competition, marked by a peg in the ground

peg [peg]
(engineering)
A small pointed or tapered piece, often cylindrical, used to pin down or fasten parts.
A projection used to hang or support objects.
(metallurgy)

peg
1. A pointed pin of wood, metal, or any other material; usually used as a fastener.
2. A cylindrical piece of wood used as a dowel pin to fasten wood members.


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We're not too far from the top of the table, if we can keep trying to peg back Wolves, peg back Reading, then all is not lost, as a lot of people felt before this game," said McLeish.
He failed by only half a length to peg back the winner Favourite Girl and is sure to be all the better for the experience.
Harbhajan Singh gave India a glimmer of hope with three quick wickets either side of tea to peg back a strong South Africa response, but half-centuries from Jacques Kallis (60 not out) and AB De Villiers (59 not out) saw the Proteas reach 223-4 at the close of play, a lead of 147.
 
 
 
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