mum·ble·ty-peg
| \ ˈməm-bəl-(tē-)ˌpeg
, -blē-ˌpeg \
, -blē-ˌpeg \
variants:
or less commonly mumble-the-peg \
ˈməm-bəl-(t͟hə-)ˌpeg
, -blē-ˌpeg
\
or mumble peg \
ˈməm-bəl-ˌpeg
, -blē-
\
, -blē-ˌpeg
\
or mumble peg \
ˈməm-bəl-ˌpeg
, -blē-
\
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
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“Mumblety-peg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mumblety-peg. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of mumblety-peg was in 1627
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