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• peg — (Subclass Branchiura): On last pair of thoracic appendages (fourth thoracopods) of male, peg like process of protopod. Fits into socket of third thoracopods in a peg and socket arrangement and serves to hold both thoracopods together during… …   Crustacea glossary

• Peg Kehret — (born Margaret Ann Schulze on November 11, 1936 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; last name pronounced like carrot) is an American writer, who writes for children aged 8 ndash;14. Her family and she moved to Austin, Minnesota in 1944, and in 1949 she was… …   Wikipedia

• Peg Phillips — in 1993 Born Margaret Linton September 20, 1918(1918 09 20) Everett, Washington, U.S. Died …   Wikipedia

• Peg dope — (also peg paste, peg stick, peg compound) is a substance used to coat the bearing surfaces of the tuning pegs of string instruments (mainly violins, cellos, violas). Manufactured varieties are generally sold in either a small stick (resembling… …   Wikipedia

• Peg Putt — Margaret Ann (Peg) Putt (born 5 June 1953 in Sydney) is a former Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the Tasmanian Greens. She first entered the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1993 after Bob Brown resigned and votes in the Hobart… …   Wikipedia

• peg-top — [peg′täp΄] adj. pear shaped like a peg top; esp., designating trousers that are full at the hips and narrow at the cuffs …   English World dictionary

• Peg Henry — is a game, usually played outside, very similar to dodgeball. 4 8 people stand in a circle while one person stands inside. A player in the circle throws the ball, trying to hit the person on the inside. If the player gets hit and does not catch… …   Wikipedia

• Peg Entwistle — Infobox Actor bgcolour = silver name = Peg Entwistle imagesize = 200px caption = Peg Entwistle in 1931 birthname = Millicent Lilian Entwistle birthdate = birth date|1908|02|05|mf=y location = Port Talbot, Wales, UK deathdate = death date and… …   Wikipedia

• peg top — noun a pear shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin • Hypernyms: ↑top, ↑whirligig, ↑teetotum, ↑spinning top * * * noun 1. : a pear shaped wooden top that ends in a sharp metal peg and that is made to spin by the unwinding of a string… …   Useful english dictionary

• Peg o'my heart —    J. Hartley Manners, author of this sentimental, charming comedy, created a perennial vehicle for his wife, Laurette Taylor, who became one of the most beloved stage stars of the time in the title role. The bankrupt Chichesters are offered a… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater