Definition of peck

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Peck (n.) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument..

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Buck-eyed :: Buck-eyed (a.) Having bad or speckled eyes.
Specking :: Specking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spec.
Speckled-bill :: Speckled-bill (n.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
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..
Mailed :: Mailed (a.) Spotted; speckled.
Dab :: Dab (n.) A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
Speck :: Speck (n.) The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus..
Dot :: Dot (v. i.) To make dots or specks.
Scansorial :: Scansorial (a.) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot..
Piciformes :: Piciformes (n. pl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups..
Caligo :: Caligo (n.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself..
Eccle :: Eccle (n.) The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle..
High-hoe :: High-hoe (n.) The European green woodpecker or yaffle.
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.)..
Carpintero :: Carpintero (n.) A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird..
Flyspeck :: Flyspeck (v. t.) To soil with flyspecks.
Peck :: Peck (v.) Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements..
Grysbok :: Grysbok (n.) A small South African antelope (Neotragus melanotis). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn..
Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..
Picus :: Picus (n.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species..
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