pecker
a person or thing that pecks.
a bird's bill.
a woodpecker.
Slang: Vulgar. penis.
British Slang. one's spirits or courage.
Origin of pecker
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How to use pecker in a sentence
The first thing he did was to kill a red-headed wood-pecker which he declared to be the most beautiful bird he had ever seen.
The Kentucky Warbler | James Lane AllenSuddenly from behind him a red-headed bird flew to the dead tree-trunk and alighted near the hole: he recognised the wood-pecker.
The Kentucky Warbler | James Lane AllenProperly a parrot; applied in England to the green wood-pecker (Gecinus viridis).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey ChaucerJohn he married a pecker girl, and got his match too; she was the only living soul he ever was afraid of.
Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches | Sarah Orne JewettBut that's entry nous, dont cher know; keep my pecker hup proper out 'ere.
Punch's Almanack for 1890 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for pecker
/ (ˈpɛkə) /
British slang spirits (esp in the phrase keep one's pecker up)
informal short for woodpecker
US and Canadian slang a slang word for penis
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