pecky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pecky
Example Sentences
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Two bedrooms, two baths, dining and living rooms, fireplace, French doors, pecky cypress doors, ceiling, floors and trim; archways, custom staircase, murals and intricate mosaics; 1,346 square feet.
From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2021
It looked very much like what I’d seen of the rest of the courthouse, circa 1950 or so, with pecky linoleum tiles and paneling that was yellowed and sticky-looking with honey-colored varnish.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
"Father!" exclaimed Annie, as Mr. Pore gave her his usual pecky kiss.
From A House Party with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
Some species attack living trees, sometimes killing them, or making them hollow, or in the case of pecky cypress and incense cedar filling the wood with galleries like those of boring insects.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
Sometimes as in "pecky" or "peggy" cypress, 235 the decayed tracts are tubular.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
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