puzzle-peg

English

Etymology

From puzzle (noun) or puzzle (verb) +‎ peg (noun).[1]

Noun

puzzle-peg (plural puzzle-pegs)

  1. (hunting, obsolete) A piece of wood secured under a dog's jaw to keep the dog's nose away from the ground so that it uses the scent in the air to track its quarry, and to prevent the dog from tearing the quarry once found.
    Synonym: (obsolete) puzzle

References

  1. ^ “puzzle-peg, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2025.
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