peg leg

A form of peg-leg — A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg.

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Meanings

nounpeg leg (plural peg legs)

plural peg legs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of peg-leg.
verbpeg leg (third-person singular simple present peg legs, present participle peg legging, simple past and past participle peg legged)

present singular third person peg legs · participle present peg legging · participle past peg legged · past peg legged

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of peg-leg.
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APA

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MLA

“peg leg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peg%20leg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peg leg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peg%20leg.

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