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• peck — I. /pɛk / (say pek) noun 1. a dry measure in the imperial system, equal to 8 quarts or 9.092 18 × 10 3 m3; the fourth part of a bushel. 2. a container for measuring this quantity. 3. a considerable quantity: a peck of trouble. {Middle English… …  

• stroke — [strōk] n. [ME, akin to Ger streich, a stroke, OE strican: see STRIKE] 1. a striking of one thing against another; blow or impact of an ax, whip, etc. 2. a) a sudden action resulting in a powerful or destructive effect, as if from a blow [a… …   English World dictionary

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