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The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts;
as, a peck of wheat. |
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A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. |
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To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird
pecks a tree. |
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Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a
pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated
quick movements. |
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To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to
bite; to eat; -- often with up. |
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To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument;
as, to peck a hole in a tree. |
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To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed
instrument. |
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To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. |
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A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a
pointed instrument. |
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