hunt and peck

or hunt-and-peck

noun

1. a slow and inefficient method of typing by looking for each key separately before striking it: used by untrained typists.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunt and peck¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The practice, even the hunt-and-peck relaxation from discipline, exercised the small muscles.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• copy
• transcribe
• write