Definition of peck

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Peck (v. i.) To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat..

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Oxpecker :: Oxpecker (n.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
Quartern :: Quartern (n.) A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.)..
Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..
Redhead :: Redhead (n.) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..
Speckled :: Speckled (imp. & p. p.) of Speckl.
Modius :: Modius (n.) A dry measure, containing about a peck..
Bespeckle :: Bespeckle (v. t.) To mark with speckles or spots.
Buck-eyed :: Buck-eyed (a.) Having bad or speckled eyes.
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..
Strike :: Strike (n.) A bushel; four pecks.
Bespeckling :: Bespeckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespeckl.
Pintos :: Pintos (n. pl.) A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians.
Snapper :: Snapper (n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle..
Piciformes :: Piciformes (n. pl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups..
Ruble :: Ruble (n.) The unit of monetary value in Russia. It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about 77 cents. The silver ruble is a coin worth about 60 cents..
Peck :: Peck (v. i.) To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument..
Dot :: Dot (n.) Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child..
Specked :: Specked (imp. & p. p.) of Spec.
Speckled-bill :: Speckled-bill (n.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
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