pegged, ppl. a.
(pɛgd)
[f. peg v. + -ed1.]
Made fast, fixed, or fastened together with pegs.
| 1611 Cotgr., Chevillé,..pegged, pinned; fastened with pegs. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Pegged Boots, boots with wooden pegs in the soles, instead of metal nails or brads. 1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.E. Africa 135 Judging by the length of the pegged-out skin [of a lion]. 1960 H. Hayward Antique Coll. 214/1 Pegged construction, furniture made by joiners constructed with mortice and tenon joints, the tenon being held in the mortice by a square peg, riven or split from green wood. 1966 A. W. Lewis Gloss. Woodworking Terms 100 Pegged or pinned tenon, tenoned joint which is fixed by having a hole drilled through it near the shoulder and a wood pin inserted. 1967 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 1/4 Mr. Glick..wears pegged pants, boots and an Army jacket. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 46 (Advt.), Recreation room with bar and pegged floor. 1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 19 July 16/8 (Advt.), Parquet and pegged oak floors. 1974 Times 7 Mar. 2/6 Growers in Holland and Germany received government help through pegged oil prices. |
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Add: b. N. Amer. (Also as pa. pple.) Of trousers: cut full at the hips and narrow at the ankles. Cf. peg-top trousers s.v. peg-top n. 3.
| 1943 M. Shulman Barefoot Boy xv. 149 Pants must be pegged to fit snugly around the ankle. 1960 Wentworth & Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 394/1 Pistols, severely pegged trousers, as with a zoot suit. 1967 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 1/4 Mr. Glick..wears pegged pants, boots and an Army jacket. 1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Oct. a17/5 (Advt.), Draped and pegged or lean and mean, this season's trouser shapes are versatile, creative. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities x. 232 A black T-shirt..black pegged pants. |