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peg out

vb (adverb)
1. (intr) informal to collapse or die
2. (Croquet) croquet
a. (intr) to win a game by hitting the peg
b. (tr) to cause (an opponent's ball) to hit the peg, rendering it out of the game
3. (Card Games) (intr) cribbage to score the point that wins the game
4. (tr) to mark or secure with pegs: to peg out one's claims to a piece of land.
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Translations
den Löffel abgeben

w>peg out

vt sep
washingaufhängen; skinsausspannen
(= mark out) areaabstecken
vi (Brit sl: = die) → abkratzen (inf), → den Löffel abgeben (inf); (with exhaustion) → umkippen (inf); (= stop: machine) → verrecken (inf)
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References in classic literature ?
"'Peg out that man!' sez me orf'cer bhoy, niver losin' his timper; an' the non-coms wint in and pegged out Scrub Greene by the side av Peg Barney.
PEG in use PEG out, swallow Swallow Nil by recovered recovered mouth Died Died as an inpatient 0 0 0 35 Long-stay hospital 11 0 3 17 Nursing home 15 3 5 18 Own home 9 2 2 2 Destination unsure 1 0 0 0 Total 36 (29%) 5 (4%) 10 (8%) 72 (57%) No information Total Died as an inpatient 0 35 (28%) Long-stay hospital 1 32 (25%) Nursing home l 42 (33%) Own home 1 16 (13%) Destination unsure 0 1 (1%) Total 3 (2%) 126 [Figure 2 ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]