Peccability
(Pec`ca*bil"i*ty) n. The state or quality of being peccable; lability to sin.
The common peccability of mankind.
Dr. H. More. Peccable
(Pec"ca*ble) a. [Cf. F. peccable. See Peccant.] Liable to sin; subject to transgress the
divine law. "A frail and peccable mortal." Sir W. Scott.
Peccadillo
(Pec`ca*dil"lo) n.; pl. Peccadillos [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum.
See Peccant.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. Sir W. Scott.
Peccancy
(Pec"can*cy) n. [L. peccantia.]
1. The quality or state of being peccant.
2. A sin; an offense. W. Montagu.
Peccant
(Pec"cant) a. [L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.]
1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. Milton.
2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. Bacon.
3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] Ayliffe.
Peccant
(Pec"cant), n. An offender. [Obs.] Whitlock.
Peccantly
(Pec"cant*ly), adv. In a peccant manner.
Peccary
(Pec"ca*ry) n.; pl. Peccaries [From the native South American name: cf. F. pécari, Sp. pecar.]
(Zoöl.) A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles.
The collared peccary, or tajacu (Dicotyles torquatus), is about the size and shape of a small hog, and
has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species with white cheeks,
is found in South America.
Peccavi
(||Pec*ca"vi) [L.] I have sinned; — used colloquially to express confession or acknowledgment of
an offense. Aubrey.
Pecco
(Pec"co) n. See Pekoe.
Peck
(Peck), n. [Perh. akin to pack; or, orig., an indefinite quantity, and fr. peck, v. (below): cf. also F.
picotin a peak.]
1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. "A peck of provender."
Shak.
2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. "A peck of uncertainties and doubts." Milton.
Peck
(Peck), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pecked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pecking.] [See Pick, v.]
1. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
2. Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick,
etc., with repeated quick movements.
