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1. Peck
   Ancient Measurement Terms: Volume. A dry measure of 2 gallons, or ¼ bushel. Also, a 'large' amount.
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2. peck
   [n] - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons 2. [n] - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches 3. [v] - hit lightly with a picking motion 4. [v] - eat by pecking at
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3. Peck
   An old unit of volume.Conversions1 peck=0.25 bushel1 peck=8810 cm³1 peck=0.00881 m³1 peck=0.3111 ft³1 peck=8.810 litres1 peck=537.605 in³ttle='Peck';xiunt='m³';yiunt='peck';mconv=8.81e-3;cconv=0.0; See also: Volume.
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4. peck
   showing signs of decay(timber)(1) Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • either of two units of dry capacity equal to 1/4 bushel. Category: Standards, measures and testing
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5. Peck
   Peck noun [ Perh. akin to pack ; or, orig., an indefinite quantity, and from peck , v. (below): confer also French picotin a peak.] 1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. '...
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6. Peck
   Peck transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pecked ; present participle & verbal noun Pecking .] [ See Pick , v. ] 1. To strike with the beak...
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7. Peck
   Peck intransitive verb 1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. Carew. 2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. « [ The hen] went pecking by his side.» Dryden. To p...
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8. Peck
   Peck noun A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
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9. peck
   1. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree. ... 2. Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc, with repeated quick movements. ... 3. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bit...
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10. peck
    beak verb hit lightly with a picking motion
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11. peck
    verb kiss lightly
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12. Peck
    • (v.) To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up. • (v.) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree. • (v. i.) To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. • (v.) Hence: To strike, pic...
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13. peck
    unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and the British Imperial Systems of measurement. In the United States the peck is used only for dry measure ...
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14. Peck
    [disambiguation] A peck is a unit of dry volume. A common misspelling of `pec` the common abbreviation for the Pectoralis major muscle. Peck is also a surname which can have two meanings. Either " One who dwells near the foot of a peak" or " One who deals in weights and measures". The name i...
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15. Peck
    Peck is slang for food.
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16. Peck
    Peck is slang for food.
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17. Peck
    A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel. In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weight...
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18. peck
    peck: see English units of measurement.
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19. Peck
    The peck is a unit of capacity measurement equivalent to 2 gallons or 9.092 litres. A peck of flour was 14 lbs.
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