Vocabulary : Peevishly to Pegged
Peevishly : In a peevish manner.Peevishness : The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper.
Peevit : Alt. of Peewit
Peewit : See Pewit.
Peg : A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water. ;; A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. ;; A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. ;; One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. ;; One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board. ;; A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg." ;; To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely. ;; To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. ;; To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
