"puzzle-peg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puzzle-pegs [plural]
Etymology: From puzzle (noun) or puzzle (verb) + peg (noun). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|puzzle|peg|notext=1|pos1=v|pos2=n|type=exocentric}} puzzle (verb) + peg (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puzzle-peg (plural puzzle-pegs)
  1. (hunting, obsolete) A piece of wood secured under a dog's jaw to keep the dog's nose away from the ground so that it uses the scent in the air to track its quarry, and to prevent the dog from tearing the quarry once found. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: puzzle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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