clothes-peg n.2[rhy. sl.; note Franklyn, Dict. of Rhyming Slang (1960) claims this usage is erroneous]an egg.19371940195019601970198019902000a.2002Show quotations1937–84Partridge DSUE. 1998–2002G.D. Smith Cockney Rhy. Sl. 🌐 Clothes Peg: Egg.