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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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..
Redhead :: Redhead (n.) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
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..
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..
Speckled-bill :: Speckled-bill (n.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
Speight :: Speight (n.) A woodpecker; -- called also specht, spekt, spight..
Oxpecker :: Oxpecker (n.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
Pick :: Pick (v.) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin..
Opopanax :: Opopanax (n.) The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic..
Quart :: Quart (n.) A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints..
Flyspeck :: Flyspeck (n.) A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot..
Eccle :: Eccle (n.) The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle..
Bespeckle :: Bespeckle (v. t.) To mark with speckles or spots.
Speckled-belly :: Speckled-belly (n.) The gadwall.
Menild :: Menild (a.) Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
Dot :: Dot (n.) A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark..
Spight :: Spight (n.) A woodpecker. See Speight.
Specking :: Specking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spec.
Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.
Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..
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