pegger (peger)

who fastens with pegs.-2. In shoe making, a machine for driving the pegs in a shoe; a shoe pegging machine. Shoe-peggers are made in a variety of forms, of which the e ential parts are a feeding device for delivering the pegs to the machine, a driving-mechanism resembling a nailer, and a contrivance for hold ing up the last with the shoe upon it. Some peggers have also arrangements for cutting off the ends of pegs that may project through the shoe-sole. Peggers using wooden pegs in a continuous band, or pegs of wire, cut off the pegs automatically and feed the single pegs or screws to the driving-mechanism. The operation of placing the pegs in the shoe is always under the control and guidance of the operator. See also cut under peg strip. [ IMG:content-2567.png:[graphic][merged small][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][ocr errors][subsumed] a, c, and d, pegging-jack and its pegging (peg'ing), the latter being counterbalanced at n. [Verbal n. of Pegasus (peg'a-sus), n. [L. Pegasus , Pega- sos , peg1 , v.] 1. The πηγή, a spring, having come into existence at the fountains of Ocean.] 1. In cla . myth ., the winged horse of the Muses, sprung from the blood of Medusa when slain by Perseus. With a stroke of his hoof he was fabled to have caused to well forth, on Mount Helicon in Beotia, the poetically inspir- ing fountain Hippocrene. He was ultimately changed into IMG:content-2568.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2569.png:[ocr errors] to hold the last in position when at work as shown; h, standard which supports the pegging machinery; e and, vertically reciprocating mechanism for inserting the pegs, actuated by gearing m; l', treadle, which is connected with a vertical rod behind for running the machine into gear; peg-strip, from which the pegs are automatically cut by mechanism in / when the strip is placed Pegs collectively, therein. or material for pegs.-3. A beating; a drubbing.-4. The proce or method of catching turtles with the peg. [Colloq.] IMG:content-2570.png:[blocks in formation] square.