pecker
Americannoun
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a person or thing that pecks.
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a bird's bill.
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a woodpecker.
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Slang: Vulgar. penis.
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British Slang. one's spirits or courage.
noun
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slang spirits (esp in the phrase keep one's pecker up )
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informal short for woodpecker
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slang a slang word for penis
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Origin of pecker
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
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 feller! and put your trust in old beans," was Mr.Bouncer's reply.
From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert
He's half a wife, yon pecker bill; A book and likewise preacher.
From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George
"Them strangers an' grandpap an' Uncle Arch—an' another rock- pecker."
From The Heart of the Hills by Fox, John
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