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Mumblety-peg (also known as mumbley-peg, mumbly-peg, [1] mumblepeg, mumble-the-peg, mumbledepeg, mumble peg or mumble-de-peg) is an old outdoor game played using pocketknives. [2] The term "mumblety-peg" came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 to 3 in (5 to 8 cm) into the ground. The loser of the game had to take it out with his teeth.
A game of bagatelle in progress. Bagatelle (from the Château de Bagatelle) is a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls (set at nine in the 19th century) past wooden pins (which act as obstacles) into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over.
Kubbs are considered knocked down if they end up tilting and relying on a game piece for support.) Again, all kubbs that are knocked down are thrown back over onto the opposite half of the field and then stood up. If either team does not knock down all field kubbs before their turn is over, the kubb closest to the centerline now represents the ...
Newsom’s confidence was knocked down a peg when he challenged former Gov. Jerry Brown in the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary before dropping out and running for lieutenant governor.
Others, too, initially saw DeSantis as the one to knock down a peg. “We viewed those two as the monsters in the race. ... That doesn’t mean the Harris defeat is any less painful for her ...
Also called a bench stop. A peg standing proud of the bench surface. bench hook A tool clamped to a workbench and used for easy cutting. bevel Also called a bevelled or beveled edge.
Caitlin Clark said she was “OK” after she was accidently knocked down by a fan running onto the court after No. 2 Iowa was upset by No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday. The Hawkeyes star was running ...
A boxer who is "down" has been knocked to the canvas, and one who is also "out" is unconscious or unable to resume the fight; thus a down-and-out boxer is utterly defeated. AHDI states the term "probably" came from boxing, circa 1900; [ 8 ] OED references boxing rather obliquely, and cites first figurative usage to 1889.