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Peck

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A measure of capacity, equal to two gallons. See "Measure." PECORA (Lat.; pi. of peeus).

In the Roman law. Cattle; beasts. The term included all quadrupeds that fed in flocks. Dig. 32. 65. 4.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A measure of capacity, equal to two gallons. See Measure.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A measure of two gallons; a dry measure.