noun
peck
A unit of dry volume equal to a quarter of a bushel.
The farmer fills a peck basket with freshly picked apples.
Etymology
The measure continues an older term for a dry-volume unit. Its standardized relationship is one quarter of a bushel; its deeper origin is uncertain.
More examples
- Four pecks make a bushel.
- She bought a peck of pears.
- The old measure held exactly one peck.
Forms
peck · pecks