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noun
an artificial leg, especially a wooden one.
a person with an artificial leg.
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Origin of peg leg
First recorded in 1760–70
OTHER WORDS FROM peg leg
peglegged, adjectiveWords nearby peg leg
peg climbing,
peg down,
pegged,
pegging,
Peggy,
peg leg,
Pegler,
pegmatite,
peg out,
peg top,
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How to use peg leg in a sentence
I did a ten minute scene in his class: the guy who had gangrene in his leg in The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
Imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.
With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.
I push down on the pedal with my right leg and instead of propelling myself forward, I topple over sideways.
As my injured leg improves, my left leg starts aching, then throbbing, near my hip.
His face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
He reached up for her big, rough straw hat that hung on a peg outside the door, and put it on her head.
And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father.
He usually seizes his prey by the flank near the hind leg, or by the throat below the jaw.
Were he a young man, they could save him by cutting off his leg high up, but as it is he would not stand the shock.
British Dictionary definitions for peg leg
noun informal
an artificial leg, esp one made of wood
a person with an artificial leg
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