mumbletypeg

American  

[muhm-buhl-tee-peg] / ˈmʌm bəl tiˌpɛg /

Also mumbledepeg,

noun

1. a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.

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mumbletypeg British  

/ ˈmʌmbəltɪˌpɛɡ /

noun

1. a game in which players throw a knife in various prescribed ways, the aim being to make the blade stick in the ground

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Etymology

Origin of mumbletypeg

1620–30; from phrase mumble the peg ( mumble ); so named because the losing player was formerly required to pull a peg from the ground with their teeth

Example Sentences

"I think they're more fun than playing solitaire or mumbletypeg," declared Uncle Henry, soberly.

From The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)