"peggy" meaning in All languages combined

See peggy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: peggies [plural]
Etymology: From the name Peggy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} peggy (plural peggies)
  1. Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc. Categories (lifeform): Warblers
    Sense id: en-peggy-en-noun-fo1-POsk Disambiguation of Warblers: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: peggies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} peggy (plural peggies)
  1. (UK, naval slang) The petty officers' mess steward. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-peggy-en-noun-879hjGuA Categories (other): British English Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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