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puzzle-peg

puzzle-peg noun: a piece of wood secured under a dog's jaw to keep the dog's nose away from the ground so that it uses the scent in the air to track its quarry, and to prevent the dog from tearing the quarry once found.

Noun

puzzle-peg (plural puzzle-pegs)

  1. (obsolete) A piece of wood secured under a dog's jaw to keep the dog's nose away from the ground so that it uses the scent in the air to track its quarry, and to prevent the dog from tearing the quarry once found.
    Synonyms:
    puzzle

Synonyms of puzzle-peg

Forms of puzzle-peg

pluralpuzzle-pegs

Origin of puzzle-peg

From puzzle (noun) or puzzle (verb) + peg (noun).

Questions about puzzle-peg

What does puzzle-peg mean?
Puzzle-peg means a piece of wood secured under a dog's jaw to keep the dog's nose away from the ground so that it uses the scent in the air to track its quarry, and to prevent the dog from tearing the quarry once found.
What part of speech is puzzle-peg?
Puzzle-peg is a noun.
What is the plural of puzzle-peg?
The plural of puzzle-peg is puzzle-pegs.

Words near puzzle-peg in the dictionary

  1. puzzle through
  2. puzzle-box
  3. puzzle-boxes
  4. puzzle-monkey
  5. puzzle-monkeys
  6. puzzle-peg
  7. puzzle-pegs
  8. puzzleation
  9. puzzleations
  10. puzzlebox
  11. puzzleboxes

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