To take one down a pes" is an allusion to lowering a ship's flag, which is repeated by the pegs to which the 'line is fastened on deck. The higher a ship's colors are raised in saluting, the greater the honor. Hence- to take them down a peg is to lower the dienitv. XO COLD IS ••XAZOV PROOF
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Evening Star, Issue 15817, 31 May 1915, Page 6
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58Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 15817, 31 May 1915, Page 6
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