peggy
SubstantivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
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Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
Herkunft
From the name Peggy.
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SlangThe petty officers' mess steward.
Against this, her deck staff runs to about a hundred, being made up of some fifty able-seamen, eight or ten 'peggies' […]
The number of "peggies" going aft to fetch the meals had been increasing steadily.
Formen
- Plural
- peggies
peg · A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a…Pegasus · A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa…pegged · Fitted or furnished with one or more pegs.
peggy · Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
Peggy · A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as…pelt · The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw…Pelt · A surname.