Definition of peck

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

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Woodpeck :: Woodpeck (n.) A woodpecker.
Henpecked :: Henpecked (imp. & p. p.) of Henpec.
Mailed :: Mailed (a.) Spotted; speckled.
Pecker :: Pecker (n.) One who, or that which, pecks; specif., a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker..
Modius :: Modius (n.) A dry measure, containing about a peck..
Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..
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.)..
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..
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.
Spriteful :: Sprite (n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle..
Fleck :: Fleck (n.) A spot; a streak; a speckle.
Copeck :: Copeck (n.) A Russian copper coin. See Kopeck.
Peck :: Peck (v.) To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up..
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..
Fair :: Fair (superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure..
Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck..
Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..
Caligo :: Caligo (n.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself..
Specked :: Specked (imp. & p. p.) of Spec.
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