How much xactly is a PEG of rum???!
How much xactly is a PEG of rum???
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peg
NOUN:
1: A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.
2: A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.
3: Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.
4: A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.
5: Chiefly British A drink of liquor.
6: Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.
Informal
7: A leg, especially a wooden one.
I thought it had to do with the size barrel or the small cask seen on the bar. Peg maybe Keg ?
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I think A peg of rum was measured by how much rum could fit in a wooden leg (a peg leg).
It has no specific measurement. It merely means a serving larger than a shot.