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pecker

American  
[pek-er] / ˈpɛk ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that pecks. peck.

  2. a bird's bill.

  3. a woodpecker.

  4. Slang: Vulgar. penis.

  5. British Slang. one's spirits or courage.

pecker British  
/ ˈpɛkə /

noun

  1. slang spirits (esp in the phrase keep one's pecker up )

  2. informal short for woodpecker

  3. slang a slang word for penis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pecker

First recorded in 1580–90; peck 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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"Thank you so much to everyone that has bought it - I hope you're having as much fun listening to it as I had making it. Keep your pecker up and all the very best."

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2014

He's half a wife, yon pecker bill; A book and likewise preacher.

From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George

I think we shall run in the kidnappers; keep your pecker up. 

From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew

Our people met with other small birds there, but in no great variety and abundance; such as the wood pecker, the bullfinch, the yellow finch, and a small bird called a tit-mouse.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

Keep your pecker up, old man, Georgie and I are both going to back you up.

From Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)

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