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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of peck.

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Examples

  • I thanked her, gave her some cake (which she kind of pecked at politely and gave to Bobby the Massacre as a peace offering) and went on my way.

    super-suzan Diary Entry super-suzan 2006

  • At some point Zuma "pecked" her on the lips and cheek.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • So much was the poor girl pinched, kicked, cut and pecked to pieces, that the boys in the street knew her only by the name of _ "pecked," _ a name derived from the scars and blotches on her neck, head and shoulders.

    My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass 1856

  • So much was the poor girl pinched, kicked, cut and pecked to pieces, that the boys in the street knew her only by the name of "pecked," a name derived from the scars and blotches on her neck, head and shoulders.

    My Bondage and My Freedom. By Frederick Douglass. With and Introduction. By James M`Cune Smith. 1855

  • So much was the poor girl pinched, kicked, cut and pecked to pieces, that the boys in the street knew her only by the name of "pecked," a name derived from the scars and blotches on her neck, head and shoulders.

    My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I.--Life as a Slave. Part II.--Life as a Freeman 1850

  • So much was Mary kicked and cut to pieces, that she was oftener called "pecked" than by her name.

    Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, 1845

  • "They just kind of pecked away at us, really," VU coach Tim Corbin said.

    unknown title 2009

  • He was afraid we would get pecked to death if members of Congress got wind of the details prematurely.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He was afraid we would get pecked to death if members of Congress got wind of the details prematurely.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He was afraid we would get pecked to death if members of Congress got wind of the details prematurely.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

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  • I take it the sense in the headline example is that of Century Dictionary #4.

    November 22, 2009