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• peck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo French Date: 13th century 1. see weight table 2. a large quantity or number II. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German pekken Date: 14th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pick — pick1 pickable, adj. /pik/, v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 3. to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 4. to… …   Universalium

• pichen — Vsw mit Pech bestreichen, kleben erw. obs. (13. Jh.), mhd. bichen, pichen, mndd. peken Hybridbildung. Abgeleitet von Pech.    Ebenso nndl. pekken, ne (dial.) pitch, nschw. becka, nnorw. beke; picken2, Pick2, erpicht. deutsch s. Pech …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

• peck — {{11}}peck (n.) late 13c., dry measure of one quarter bushel, of unknown origin; perhaps connected with O.Fr. pek, picot (13c.), also of unknown origin. Chiefly of oats for horses; original sense may be allowance rather than a fixed measure, thus …   Etymology dictionary

• peck — peck1 verb 1》 (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2》 kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3》 (peck at) informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. 4》 type laboriously. 5》 archaic strike with a pick or other tool. noun 1》 an act of pecking. 2》 a… …   English new terms dictionary

• pick — I [[t]pɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) to choose or select, esp. with care 2) to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight[/ex] 3) to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument[/ex] 4) to steal the contents of: to pick a pocket[/ex] 5)… …   From formal English to slang

• peck — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person s cheek) hastily or perfunctorily. 3 a make (a hole) by pecking. b (foll. by out, off) remove or pluck out by pecking. 4 colloq. (also absol.) eat (food) listlessly; …   Useful english dictionary