half-peck
[ haf-pek, hahf- ]
noun
a unit of dry measure equal to 4 quarts (4.4 liters).
Origin of half-peck
1First recorded in 1745–55
Words Nearby half-peck
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How to use half-peck in a sentence
They could eat cabbage and potatoes, rye bread and cheese, by the half peck, and drink buttermilk by the quart.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks | William Elliot GriffisPick over and wash in several waters or until no sand is left in bottom of bowl, one-half peck spinach.
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Elizabeth O. HillerPut in three or four quarts boiling water, together with pepper and salt, eighteen okras, one-half peck cut up tomatoes.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia | Marion Cabell TyreeThere was only a scant half peck of the roots but that was better than nothing.
The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico | Wilmer M. ElyThis estimate is based on the low yield of a half-peck of fruit to each vine at 25 cents per basket.
Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring | Anonymous
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