half-peck

American  

[haf-pek, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈpɛk, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. a unit of dry measure equal to 4 quarts (4.4 liters).

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Etymology

Origin of half-peck

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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half-peck

At the other door he left a rather unpromising-looking lump of steak and a half-peck of potatoes, not of the first quality.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding Mikels

This estimate is based on the low yield of a half-peck of fruit to each vine at 25 cents per basket.

From Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them by Anonymous

Its head was about as big as a half-peck measure.

From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan

He lost his case in the justice's court; at least, he was awarded only a half-peck of yams, which he considered insufficient, and in the nature of a defeat.

From Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories by Mark Twain

"Well, then, a half-peck," said she; "'pends a good deal on how many is living in a house."

From What Might Have Been Expected by Frank Richard Stockton