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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pegged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Pegging}.]
1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to
peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit
closely.
[1913 Webster]
I will rend an oak
And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as,
she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good
carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he
started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player
even in high school.
[PJC]
4. (Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out
at second.
[PJC]