A
peck is an
Imperial unit and
U.S. customary unit of dry
volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry
pints. (Note that in the U.S. Customary system a
dry measure[?] is not the same as
wet measure[?]: for example, a dry pint is not the same as a wet pint. The imperial peck is differnt to the US Customary peck.) Four pecks make a
bushel[?].
The peck now only occurs in such phrases as "eat a peck of dirt before you die" or "peter ate a peck of pickled peppers".
Gregory Peck was an American actor.