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mumble-the-peg

/ˈmʌm.bəl ðə pɛɡ/

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noun

/ˈmʌm.bəl ðə pɛɡ/formal
  • ruИгра, в которой игроки бросают или переворачивают складной нож различными способами так, чтобы нож воткнулся в землю.

A game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground.

  1. Knife-throwing gameC2informalbritish

    A traditional outdoor game where players take turns throwing or flipping a jackknife in various ways so that the blade sticks into the ground.

    ruИгра с ножом

    • The children spent the afternoon playing mumble-the-peg in the backyard.
    • He learned mumble-the-peg from his grandfather, who played it as a boy.
    • Mumble-the-peg requires skill and precision to stick the knife upright.

    Synonymsmumblety-peg