Definition of peck

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Peck (v.) To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree..

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Pearl-eyed :: Pearl-eyed (a.) Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.
Speckt :: Speckt (n.) A woodpecker. See Speight.
Mailed :: Mailed (a.) Spotted; speckled.
Climber :: Climber (n.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot..
Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound..
Hickway :: Hickway (n.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe.
Flyspeck :: Flyspeck (n.) A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot..
Witwall :: Witwall (n.) The greater spotted woodpecker.
Specked :: Specked (imp. & p. p.) of Spec.
Picus :: Picus (n.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species..
Vervet :: Vervet (n.) A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, / Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white..
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..
Stormfinch :: Stormcock (n.) The green woodpecker.
Sheld :: Sheld (a.) Variegated; spotted; speckled; piebald.
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards..
Speck :: Speck (v. t.) To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture..
Peck :: Peck (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat..
Scansorial :: Scansorial (a.) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot..
Whetile :: Whetile (n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. See Yaffle..
Caligo :: Caligo (n.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself..
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