Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peg away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
peg -away
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep working (at something).

Informal

verb

To depart hastily; peg it; scram.

Archaic; Slang

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What does peg away mean?
To keep working (at something).

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