Mumblety-peg is an old outdoor game played using pocketknives. The term "mumblety-peg" came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 or 3 inches into the ground. The loser of the game had to take it out with his teeth.

What are the mumbly peg rules?

The first person who completes the tosses hammers a wooden peg into the ground with the handle of his knife. The last person to complete the tosses must pull the peg out of the ground with his teeth, and as this individual likely will “mumble” curses at the winner, the game was named “mumblety-peg”.

What is a game called mumbly peg?

mumblety-peg, also spelled mumbledy-peg, or mumbly-peg, original name mumble the peg, game of skill played with a knife, usually a jackknife. ... The object of the game is for each player to flip or toss the knife in a progression of moves such that, after each one, the knife sticks in the ground and stands erect.