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peg out
What does peg out mean?
To hang out laundry with pegs; colloquially also to be exhausted or (bluntly) to die. Northern/Midlands.
"I'll peg the washing out while the sun's up."
Origin
British dialect; 'peg' (clothes peg), figurative 'peg out' for collapse.
Frequently asked questions
What does peg out mean?
Literally it means to hang washing on the line with pegs. Colloquially it can also mean to collapse from exhaustion or, bluntly, to die.
Does peg out mean to die?
It can, in a blunt or humorous sense — 'he nearly pegged out' — but its everyday meaning is hanging out the laundry.
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