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adj. - Fastened by a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece of wood, metal, or other material

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Usage examples (4)
  • The pegged-down branches of the plant will take root
  • Two general duty men began to wrap up the Special in dust-sheets and pegged-down tarpaulins, and Terry and Lucky began to dismantle their cameras and pack them in cases,...
  • "I know if I was a piewipe I wouldn't be cheated by a few dummies and some pegged-down birds."
  • That seemed a suitable place for the snake, and he tenderly placed it, writhing feebly, among the thin pegged-down strands.
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