What's a peck?

Question

As in: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers?

Answer 1

A peck is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.

The peck occurs in such phrases as "eat a peck of dirt before you die" or "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" or "Peck Peck Peck Peck". Apples are often sold in peck or half-peck bags or baskets in the United States, but otherwise the peck is rarely used.

1 Imperial peck = 9.09218 litres
1 U.S. peck = 8.80977 litres

Answer 2

It's 16 dry pints, also 4 pecks make 1 bushel.

Also in the song from Guys and Dolls

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/bushelpeck.htm

Answer 3

Definitions:

1. unit of dry measure: a unit of dry measure equal to 7.57 liters (8 quarts)

2. container for peck:: a container that holds a peck of material ...

Answer 4

I don't know about weight's and measure's but in English a Peck is a kiss on the cheek.

Answer 5

1 peck is 1/4 of a bushel. 4 pecks equal 1 bushel.
When I went to school you were taught this.
You don,t remember the song,I love you a bushel and a peck--------------and a hug around the neck .Now if you wander why they used dry measure, two street cars and a bus did,nt rhyme with neck...........

Answer 6

A peck is 8 dry quarts.

Answer 7

Four pecks make a bushel

Answer 8

An old English form of measurement. It's about a handful.

Answer 9

A unit of dry volume or capacity equal to 8 quarts or approximately 537.6 cubic inches.

Answer 10

1 Imperial peck = 9.09218 litres
1 U.S. peck = 8.80977 litres