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tent pegs

tent pegs is the plural of tent peg.

Meaning of tent peg

Noun

tent peg (plural tent pegs)

  1. A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.
    • Upon arrival at the campsite, they discovered that they had forgotten the tent pegs; they had to use rocks and logs to tether the tent instead.
    Synonyms:
    spike, stake
  2. (Cockney, slang) An egg.

Questions about tent pegs

What is tent pegs the plural of?
Tent pegs is the plural of tent peg.

Words near tent pegs in the dictionary

  1. tent embassy
  2. tent meeting
  3. tent meetings
  4. tent peg
  5. tent pegging
  6. tent pegs
  7. tent pole
  8. tent pole movie
  9. tent pole movies
  10. tent poles
  11. tent revival

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