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Definition of Pecks

Peck
Peck Peck, n. A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
Peck
Peck Peck, n. [Perh. akin to pack; or, orig., an indefinite quantity, and fr. peck, v. (below): cf. also F. picotin a peak.] 1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. ``A peck of provender.' --Shak. 2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. ``A peck of uncertainties and doubts.' --Milton.
Peck
Peck Peck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Pecking.] [See Pick, v.] 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 bite; to eat; -- often with up. --Addison. This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas. --Shak. 4. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
Peck
Peck Peck, v. i. 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 peck at, to attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.

Meaning of Pecks from wikipedia

- imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09 liters and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.81 liters. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make...
- Peck & Peck was a New York City-based retailer of private label women's wear prominently located at 581 Fifth Avenue. Peck & Peck was known for its classic...
- by Cape Verde, Pecks was part of their squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Born in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Pecks began his career...
- Pecks Beach or Peck's Beach is a barrier island located on the Jersey S**** in Cape May County, New Jersey. Pecks Beach is a barrier island along the...
- Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most po****r film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999,...
- Pecking is the action of a bird using their beak to search for food or otherwise investigate an object or area by tapping it. Pecking can also be used...
- and is sometimes seen in farmed ostriches. Feather pecking occurs when one bird repeatedly pecks at the feathers of another. The levels of severity may...
- Brian Richard Peck (born July 29, 1960) is an American convicted **** offender and former actor, dialogue coach, director, and producer. He was arrested...
- Dublin, and also briefly in Monaco and the U.S. On his father's side, the Pecks were from Glasgow, Scotland; his mother's family, the Titcombes, were from...
- public ownership of Verde Valley Ranch and remediation of Pecks Lake. List of lakes in Arizona "Pecks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States...