Peck
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[[Image:Half peck apple bag.jpg|thumb|A 1/2 peck apple bag]]
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A '''peck''' is an [[Imperial unit|imperial]] and [[United States customary units|U.S. customary]] unit of [[dry measure|dry volume]], equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry [[quart]]s, or 16 dry [[pint]]s. Two pecks make a [[kenning (unit)|kenning]] (obsolete), and four pecks make a [[bushel]].
In [[Scotland]], the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the [[Weights and Measures Act 1824|Weights and Measures Act of 1824]]. The peck was equal to about 9 [[litre]]s (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A [[firlot]] was equal to 4 pecks and the peck was equal to 4 [[lippie]]s or [[forpet]]s.
==Expressions==
The peck occurs in the song '''[[A Bushel and a Peck]]''' and in such phrases as "you will eat a peck of dirt before you die" or "I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck." or "[[Peter Piper|Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers]]".
==Conversions==
* 1 imperial peck = 9.09218 [[litre]]s
* 1 U.S. peck = 8.80977 [[litre]]s
[[Category:Units of volume]]
[[Category:Customary units in the United States]]
[[Category:Imperial units]]
[[Category:Scottish weights and measures]]
[[Category:Obsolete units of measure]]
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