peg-top

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peg top]
- /pɛg tɒp/
- /peɡ tɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peg top]
- /pɛg tɒp/

Definitions of peg-top word

adjective peg-top wide at the hips and narrowing to the ankle: peg-top trousers; peg-top skirts. 1
noun peg-top a child's wooden top that spins on a metal peg. 1
noun peg-top peg tops, peg-top trousers. 1

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Origin of peg-top

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; adjective use of peg top (in the sense “a child's toy that spins on a peg”)

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Parts of speech for Peg-top

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Peg-top

peg-top popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.