Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a peg or pegs; of the form of a peg.
- noun Any one of several small warblers, as the whitethroat, Sylvia cinerea, or blackcap, S. atricapilla, or garden-warbler, S. hortensis.
- noun A slender poker having a small part of the end bent at right angles, used for raking a fire.
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- proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Margaret , also used as a formalgiven name .
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Examples
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Not far away was the "Peggy Stewart" dwelling, overlooking the harbor where the owner of the unfortunate _Peggy
Literary Hearthstones of Dixie La Salle Corbell Pickett 1889
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As a result the discussion in campaigns narrows and undergoes what I call the Peggy Lee Effect: Is that all there is?
The Brennan Center for Justice: Items Missing From The Agenda: Candidates And The Peggy Lee Effect 2008
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Biden said, referring to a heavily-accented man who acts as a credit card company's customer service representative under the name "Peggy."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Many think that Peggy is our window into the show.
William Bradley: Mad Men's Surprising Yet Logical Finale: Don Draper Goes All Cali in 'Tomorrowland' William Bradley 2010
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Many think that Peggy is our window into the show.
William Bradley: Mad Men 's Surprising Yet Logical Finale: Don Draper Goes All Cali in 'Tomorrowland' William Bradley 2010
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Peggy is trapped because of her gender from greater career advancement.
Bill Clinton loves 'Mad Men' but notices how sad everyone is | EW.com 2009
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Many think that Peggy is our window into the show.
William Bradley: Mad Men's Surprising Yet Logical Finale: Don Draper Goes All Cali in 'Tomorrowland' William Bradley 2010
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At least Peggy is more in the foreground than the rest of the women.
William Bradley: Mad Men: Breach One "Chinese Wall' and You Just Want to Breach Another One an Hour Later William Bradley 2010
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Many think that Peggy is our window into the show.
William Bradley: Mad Men's Surprising Yet Logical Finale: Don Draper Goes All Cali in 'Tomorrowland' William Bradley 2010
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Many think that Peggy is our window into the show.
William Bradley: Mad Men 's Surprising Yet Logical Finale: Don Draper Goes All Cali in 'Tomorrowland' William Bradley 2010
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