peg
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
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A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
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A protrusion used to hang things on.
a peg to hang a claim upon
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(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
The following became obvious quite quickly – the cryptosphere needed a nonvolatile peg.
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