Everything about Peck totally explained
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.
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 of 1824. The peck was equal to about 9
litres (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
lippies or
forpets.
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 picked a peck of pickled peppers".
Conversions
- 1 imperial peck = 9.09218 litres
- 1 U.S. peck = 8.80977 litres
Further Information
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