peck

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• Peck

  ·noun A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. II. Peck ·vi To pick up food with the beak; henc...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• peck

  Victuals. Peck and booze; victuals and drink. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• grunting peck

  Pork, bacon, or any kind of hog's flesh. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• rum ruff peck

  Westphalia ham. CANT. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• peck of troubles

  Great trouble. Neptune at that his speed redoubles, To ease them of their peck of troubles.--Cotto...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.