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pecky
[ pek-ee ]
/ ˈpɛk i /
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adjective, peck·i·er, peck·i·est.(of timber)
spotted with fungi.
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Words nearby pecky
Peckinpah, peckish, Peck's Bad Boy, pecksniff, Pecksniffian, pecky, Pecorino, Pecos, Pecos Bill, Pecquet, pecs
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How to use pecky in a sentence
If he is doubtful about the mess, then a mere pecky sampling of it will do no good.
The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of DefenseThe latter fungus is the same or is closely related to that which tunnels the trunk of incense cedar and produces pecky cypress.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. GibsonSometimes as in "pecky" or "peggy" cypress, 235 the decayed tracts are tubular.
Wood and Forest|William NoyesAnd her sister was worse: she was perfectly pecky, and shut up with a click.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan