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I am feeling very peckish,' I should be stumped altogether. 
 The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru 

I am getting very peckish; are you, Alick? 
 The Three Midshipmen 

I'm not feeling very peckish this morning. 
 Selected Stories of Bret Harte 

Suddenly he exclaimed, "I say, Bill, I am getting very peckish; I vote we have some supper." 
 From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure 

We expected to fall in with another village, but we were mistaken, and by dinner-time we began to feel very peckish. 
 Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor 

"I hope she may," observed Paddy, "for I am very peckish." 
 Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy 

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