"To take one down a pr>o;" is an allusion lo lowering a sllip's Has:, wtiioli is regulated hy t'ho pegs to whirl) the linr is fastened on deck. The higher a. ship's colours are raised in salutins, tli? greater the "honour. FTenre to take ihpin down a peg i« to lou-or Uic i3i3» nity.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2476, 1 June 1915, Page 9
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54Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2476, 1 June 1915, Page 9
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