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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Origin and Etymology of 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
First Known Use: 1627
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