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Definition of Peck at
1. Verb. Eat like a bird. "They peck at more bread"; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peck At
Literary usage of Peck at
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"They seemed attracted by the sound and movement, and were thus induced to peck
at the food. FA LUCAS. SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. ..."
2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1858)
"(nearly 5s. the mett); February 1592, 4 metts and a peck at Preston (3s. ll|d.
... 4d.; 28 metts and a peck (at 6s.) £8 11s.; 1621, October, 7 score and 18 ..."
3. Mind in Evolution by Leonard Trelawney Hobhouse (1901)
"The inherited tendency of the chicks is to peck—to peck at " anything and ...
But experience very rapidly teaches that it is pleasant to peck at some ..."
4. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall, in the by Shuttleworth family, John Harland (1858)
"(nearly 5s. the mett); February 1592, 4 metts and a peck at Preston (3s. ll£d.)
23s. ... 30s. ; 58 metts 1 peck (at 7s.) £20 9s. 8£d.; 20 metts (at 6s. 8d. ..."
5. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1865)
"... and Thursday, and could have been marched to any part of the city in half an
hour. On Nov. 7th Maj.-Gen. Peck, at Buffalo, issued the following order ..."
6. A Manual of Psychology by George Frederick Stout (1915)
"The inherited tendency of the chick is to peck—' to peck at everything not too
... But experience very rapidly teaches that it is pleasant to peck at some ..."
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