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Peg-Tankards , of which I have seen a few still remaining in Derbyshire, have in the inside a row of eight pins one above another, from top to bottom; the tankards hold two quarts, so that there is a gill of ale, i.e., half a pint Winchester measure, between each pin.
Perhaps I am missing something, but, in the event, it is difficult to understand how the expression take (someone) down a peg , which means demean (someone); reduce (someone) in estimation, esp. his own; puncture the self-confidence or arrogance of (someone), unless it has changed somewhat over the years, could be connected with peg tankards.
Pewter-work, in the form of goblets, clocks, tankards, wine carafes, trays, and salt- and pepper-shakers, is a luxury side-product of the tin industry.
The expression take down a peg is purported to have originated in a time when peg tankards were in popular use.