mumble the peg

/ˈmʌmbəl ðə pɛɡ/
noun
  1. A game in which players try to throw a knife or stick into the ground from various positions, the loser having to pull a peg out of the ground with their teeth.
    • They lost their knife while playing mumble-the-peg near the old oak tree.
    • My grandfather taught me how to play mumble-the-peg when I was young.
    • The kids played mumble-the-peg in the backyard until dinner time.
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