pecking

noun

a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

verb

bother persistently with trivial complaints

eat like a bird

kiss lightly

eat by pecking at, like a bird

hit lightly with a picking motion

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