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Meaning of "peg leg" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEG LEG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEG LEG

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Peg leg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEG LEG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peg leg

Pegleg

A pegleg is a prosthesis, or artificial limb, fitted to the remaining stump of a human leg. Its use dates to antiquity. By the late 19th century, prosthetics vendors would offer peg legs as cheaper alternatives to more intricate lifelike artificial legs. Even as vendors touted advantages of more complicated prostheses over simple peg legs, according to a contemporary surgeon, many patients found a peg leg more comfortable for walking. According to medical reports, some amputees were able to adjust to the use of a peg leg so well that they could walk 10, or even 30, miles in one day. Nowadays, wooden peg legs have been replaced by more modern materials, though some sports prostheses do have the same form.

Definition of peg leg in the English dictionary

The definition of peg leg in the dictionary is an artificial leg, esp one made of wood. Other definition of peg leg is a person with an artificial leg.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEG LEG

peg
peg box
peg climbing
peg down
peg out
peg pants
peg top
peg-top
Pegasi
Pegasus
pegboard
pegbox
pegged
pegging
peggy
peglegged
pegless
peglike
pegmatite
pegmatitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEG LEG

a hollow leg
an arm and a leg
cabriole leg
dead leg
fine leg
inside leg
long leg
lower leg
milk leg
pant leg
pull someone´s leg
shake a leg
short leg
show a leg
square leg
table leg
trouser leg
white leg
wooden leg

Synonyms and antonyms of peg leg in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peg leg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEG LEG

Find out the translation of peg leg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peg leg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peg leg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假腿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pata de palo
570 millions of speakers

English

peg leg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खूंटी पैर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ربط الساق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Peg Leg
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Peg Leg
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোঁজ পা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jambe de bois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki peg
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Holzbein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

義足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peg leg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái chốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெக் கால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपाट पाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ayak pedal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peg gamba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Peg Leg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Peg Leg
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picior de lemn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peg πόδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

houtbeen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peg ben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peg leg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peg leg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEG LEG»

The term «peg leg» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEG LEG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peg leg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEG LEG»

Discover the use of peg leg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peg leg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson
Scooter discovers that there is treasure hidden in the theater, while Animal and Kermit are not acting like themselves.
Roger Langridge, 2010
2
Peg Leg Meg
Peg Leg Meg is off to sail the seas with her father, Black Jack. But her grandmother, Maud the Marauder, the famous old pirate queen, is desperate to stop her. So desperate that she kidnaps Meg!
‎1999
3
Peg Leg Pat
Ben Popp. Patrick was born with a bad leg, so early on kids gave him the nickname “peg leg.” WmBm mm fil* 7- 1 '(£
Ben Popp, 2009
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Rules of the Catherine Reef ... Company ... Peg Leg Gully, ...
That the place of operations is at Peg Leg Gully Eagle- Place 01' 0pmhawk Bendigo. um' III. The Company is to be conducted under and subject to the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of Victoria made and passed in the twenty- fourth ...
CATHERINE REEF UNITED CLAIMHOLDERS GOLD MINING COMPANY., 1861
5
Droopy Drawers and the Peg Leg Pirate
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Sharyn Lamphere-Slaughter, 2009
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Ebony
Super-talented Clayton (Peg Leg) Bates was famous for being able to do more dancing stunts with one good leg and a peg leg than most dancers could do with two good legs. At left, the dancer is shown in his heyday as an entertainer. Above  ...
7
Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety ...
He was not the only one- legged dancer on the stage, but he used his peg leg like another leg and foot, beating out rhythms, balancing and propelling himself into the air. He became known for a step he called “Imitation American Jet Plane,” in ...
Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, 2004
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The Body and Physical Difference: Discourses of Disability
Holmes takes great pains to establish a stark contrast between the peg leg and the Palmer leg. The image of the former is grotesque, the amputee stumping about on the crude peg; the image of the latter is all symmetry and grace. Interestingly ...
David T. Mitchell, Sharon L. Snyder, 1997
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Jet
Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates, shown in this photograph two years ago, recently died in his hometown of Fountain Inn, SC. Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates, the world- renowned performer who tap danced his way into the hearts of millions with his famous ...
10
Captain Harry and His Magical Mermaid
So away the children went to the galley with Peg leg. Cindy ask the Captain if they could color some pictures. Sure Captain Harry said that will be ok. The children got the coloring book the Captain had got for the children and, colored before ...
Lavada N. Meadows, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEG LEG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peg leg is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blues singer Josh White to be honored with statue
Soon, White, who died in 1969, will join such luminaries as Charles Townes, Joel Poinsett, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Peg Leg Bates with his ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
2
Power back on at Pensacola Beach
About 2 a.m. Saturday, Mitchell Glucroft, a manager at Peg Leg Pete's, said they lost power around 8:30 p.m. Friday, and it came back on ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
3
Pirate fishing's toll means high stakes on high seas
The whalers sued Sea Shepherd, leading to a 2013 injunction that memorably referred to the activists as pirates without “a peg leg or an eye ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
4
A guide to Gulf Islands National Seashore
Other choices include H2O Hilton Pensacola Beach, especially for Sunday brunch, Red Fish Blue Fish and Peg Leg Pete's. Get moving with ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
5
The Disappearing Apalachicola Oyster: Florida's Fight to Save Its …
Peg Leg Pete's is a Pensacola Beach, Fla., oyster bar that might be found in any beach town on the state's panhandle. It's directly accessible ... «Eater, Jul 15»
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Nautical style: Are you a sailor or a... 11:26AM
I hear you, no one wants to wear an eye patch or a wooden peg leg for fashion reasons, and this website would never prescribe such a thing. «Glamour.com, Jul 15»
7
Top 10 ways to make most of summer before school starts
... complete with working cannons, rigging and entertaining pirates with names such as Peg Leg Meg, Pick Pocket Pete and Scurvy Scarlet. «The News-Press, Jul 15»
8
Celeb Chef Michael Symon ventures into Indy with new B. Spot
Like the ribs at Peg Leg Porker in Nashville, I think, are freakishly good. There's a lot of places you can go in the eastern part of North Carolina ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
9
Did pirates bury their treasure? We debunk 10 myths about pirates …
Anyone dressing up as a pirate today would probably consider putting on an eyepatch, or pretend to have a peg leg or a hook for a hand. Again ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
10
On the trail of the sea bass pirates: High stakes on the high seas
The whalers sued Sea Shepherd, leading to a 2013 injunction that memorably referred to the activists as pirates without "a peg leg or an eye ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

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