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Significats de peck at en anglès

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To eat by small pieces like a bird.

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Ús de peck at en anglès
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We put in a peck at a time, in a dozen places.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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A bird-like peck at the inkwell, and the pen began to scratch-scratch-scratch.
The Voice in the Fog
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The metal roof pinged as the birds began to peck at it.
The Alchemyst
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Bursch that very young chickens peck at insects which they afterwards avoid.
Darwinism (1889) / An exposition of the theory of natural select...
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The hens cluck contentedly and peck at the ground in their enclosure.
The Irish Times
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She wouldn't be above taking a peck at it as she passed.
King Coal : a Novel
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Then he made a little stabbing peck at it with his fingers.
The talisman
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Inside his white-brick barn, several thousand chickens peck at grain in the dark.
Reuters
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The priest admired his courage, and allowed him to peck at his knees.
The Lake
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It's hard to imagine Wayne Rooney stooping to peck at such remunerative crumbs.
The Guardian
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Like the birds, he takes but a peck at a time.
The Days of Mohammed
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He has even been known to fearlessly peck at flies on window panes.
Bird Neighbors / An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred a...
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They peck at his feet, flapping their wings and clucking furiously.
The Irish Times
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One even ventured to peck at his boot, but he ran away quickly.
The Story of an African Farm
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I saw one old canvasback drake, however, peck at another duck.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
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You're all a pack of buzzards, waiting for some heart to peck at.
Half a Rogue
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