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peck verb1. ME.
[Prob. from Middle Low German pekken peck with the beak, of unkn. origin.]
I. peck mood, become angry. Only in ME.
II.
verb trans. Of a bird: strike or strike at with the beak; indent or pierce by striking with the beak; take or pluck off, put or pluck out, by striking with the beak. LME.
Monitor (Texas) Never peck the hand that throws you the crumbs.
b. Make (a hole etc.) by striking with the beak. M18.
I. Wedde This rain! pecks neat holes.
c. Kiss perfunctorily or hastily, give a peck to. M20.
D. Lodge Morris pecked her awkwardly on the cheek.
verb intrans. Of a bird: strike at or at something or someone with the beak. LME.
R. Frame Thrushes peckedand snails in shells..surrendered.
b. fig. Carp, cavil, or nag at. M17.
verb trans. Of a bird: take (food) with the beak, esp. in small amounts at a time. Freq. foll. by up. LME.
S. C. Hall The fowls were left to peck up anything they might find.
verb trans. & intrans. Of a person: eat, feed. Now chiefly spec., eat or pick at (food) daintily or listlessly. colloq. M16.
a. verb intrans. Type slowly and laboriously (at a typewriter). colloq. E20.
b. verb trans. Type out slowly and laboriously. colloq. M20.
III. [Infl. by PICK verb1.]
verb trans. Strike with a pick or other pointed tool, so as to pierce, break, etc. (freq. foll. by down, up, etc.); mark with short strokes. E16.
b. verb intrans. Strike with a pick (at). obsolete exc. dial. M17.
verb trans. Dig up or up with a sharp implement. obsolete exc. dial. E18.