"between the pegs" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} between the pegs, {{en-PP}} between the pegs
  1. (hunting) Designating the body length of a killed animal based on the distance between a peg placed near its nose and another near the end of its tail. Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-between_the_pegs-en-prep_phrase-FtBCxUkx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle

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