Peck

Peck

A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.

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Famous quotes containing the word peck:

    “Nothing to mountaineering, just a little physical endurance, a good deal of brains, lots of practice, and plenty of warm clothing.”
    —Annie Smith Peck (1850–1935)

    “Big chickens do not peck at small grains.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “A peck of grain can make a friend; a bushel of grain can make a foe.”
    —Chinese proverb.