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pegger

pegger noun: a regular drinker of alcohol, especially brandy and soda.

Noun

pegger (plural peggers)

  1. (archaic, slang) A regular drinker of alcohol, especially brandy and soda.
  2. (historical) A person who, or machine that, attached the uppers to the soles of shoes using wooden pegs (shoepegs).

Forms of pegger

pluralpeggers

Origin of pegger

From peg + -er.

Questions about pegger

What does pegger mean?
Pegger means a regular drinker of alcohol, especially brandy and soda.
What part of speech is pegger?
Pegger is a noun.
What is the plural of pegger?
The plural of pegger is peggers.

Words near pegger in the dictionary

  1. pegged out
  2. pegged pants
  3. pegged the needle
  4. peggee
  5. peggees
  6. pegger
  7. peggers
  8. Peggie
  9. peggies
  10. pegging
  11. pegging away

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