Meanings
adjectivelevel pegging (not comparable)
- not comparableequal (having the same number of points, or being in the same position)
The merest glance at the details is enough to show that there was some very level-pegging between the two locomotives.
1959 November 28, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 785
Origin
Probably from the pegging in a cribbage board used to keep track of player's scores.
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