Originally posted by NigelJK
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On the inside of this jug was a gradation each stage of which was demarcated by a wooden peg. The idea was that you drank until the level of the ale reached the next peg and then passed it to your neighbour. If, for some reason, you didn't like the person sitting next to you, you would carry on drinking until the level reached the peg after next hence drinking his share of ale or taking him down a peg or two.
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