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peg-fiched

peg-fiched noun: a West Country game played with sharp-pointed stakes: one is thrust into the ground and the others are thrown in an attempt to dislodge it. If this succeeds, the player who planted the stake attempts to run a certain distance and back before the others can beat it all the way into the ground.

Noun

peg-fiched (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A West Country game played with sharp-pointed stakes: one is thrust into the ground and the others are thrown in an attempt to dislodge it. If this succeeds, the player who planted the stake attempts to run a certain distance and back before the others can beat it all the way into the ground.

Questions about peg-fiched

What does peg-fiched mean?
Peg-fiched means a West Country game played with sharp-pointed stakes: one is thrust into the ground and the others are thrown in an attempt to dislodge it. If this succeeds, the player who planted the stake attempts to run a certain distance and back before the others can beat it all the way into the ground.
What part of speech is peg-fiched?
Peg-fiched is a noun.

Words near peg-fiched in the dictionary

  1. peg woods
  2. peg-
  3. peg-a-lantern
  4. peg-and-socket joint
  5. peg-and-socket joints
  6. peg-fiched
  7. peg-leg
  8. peg-legged
  9. peg-legging
  10. peg-legs
  11. peg-strip

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