Definition of peck

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Peck (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat..

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Hewhole :: Hewhole (n.) The European green woodpecker. See Yaffle.
Homer :: Homer (n.) A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts..
Modius :: Modius (n.) A dry measure, containing about a peck..
Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..
Piculet :: Piculet (n.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers..
Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
Pecked :: Pecked (imp. & p. p.) of Pec.
Nutpecker :: Nutpecker (n.) The nuthatch.
Dot :: Dot (n.) Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child..
Woodchuck :: Woodchuck (n.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker..
Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..
Bespeckling :: Bespeckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespeckl.
Pici :: Pici (n. pl.) A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.
Logcock :: Logcock (n.) The pileated woodpecker.
Aphthae :: Aphthae (n. pl.) Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush..
Speckle :: Speckle (n.) A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself..
Speckle :: Speckle (v. t.) To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.
Speckling :: Speckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speckl.
Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound..
Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..
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