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English
Etymology
From peg + top.
Noun
pegtop (plural pegtops)
- A spinning top.
1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, “Somebody Turns Up”, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, , published 1850, →OCLC, page 179:How often have I seen him, intent upon a match at marbles or pegtop, looking on with a face of unutterable interest, and hardly breathing at the critical times!
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