A 1/2 peck apple bag

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1056x1346, 100 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1056x1346, 100 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of English units, first defined in the Weights and Measures Act of 1824, later refined (until 1959) and reduced. ... The U.S. customary units (more commonly known in the US as English units or standard units) are the non-metric units of measurement that are presently used in the United States, in some cases alongside the metric system of units. ... Dry measures are units of volume used to measure bulk commodities which are not liquid. ... A quart is a unit of measurement for volume. ... The pint is a unit of volume or capacity. ... A kenning is an obsolete unit of dry measure in the Imperial system, equal to two pecks or half of one bushel. ... A bushel is a unit of volume, used (with somewhat different definitions) in the systems of Imperial units and U.S. customary units. ...

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

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 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 or 3 grudgies. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The litre or liter (U.S. spelling, see spelling differences) is a unit of volume. ... In Scotland, the firlot was used as a dry measure until the introduction of Imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act 1824. ...

Peck can also be another word for a greg - i.e Peck is cool (greg is cool) - He is one of those cool guys. Gregory Peck would be the sunday title for a Greg. In business Gregs Construction firm would be altered to read Peck construction.

Conversions

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