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Speck :: Speck (n.) The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus..

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..

Henpecking :: Henpecking (p. pr. & vb.) of Henpec.

Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.

Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..

Flyspeck :: Flyspeck (v. t.) To soil with flyspecks.

Picus :: Picus (n.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species..

Eccle :: Eccle (n.) The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle..

Flicker :: Flicker (n.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca..

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..

Yoke-toed :: Yoke-toed (a.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers..

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..

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..

Bespeckling :: Bespeckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespeckl.

Modius :: Modius (n.) A dry measure, containing about a peck..

Pigpecker :: Pigpecker (n.) The European garden warbler (Sylvia, / Currica, hortensis); -- called also beccafico and greater pettychaps..

Spight :: Spight (n.) A woodpecker. See Speight.

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..

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.

Nutpecker :: Nutpecker (n.) The nuthatch.

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