Peck

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{{Short description|Unit of volume with different values}}
{{for multi|the action of touching with one's lips|Kiss|other uses}}
[[Image:Half peck apple bag.jpg|thumb|upright|A half-peck apple bag]]
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A '''peck''' is an [[Imperial unit|imperial]] and [[United States customary units|United States customary unit]] of [[dry measure|dry volume]],<ref name="EB-peck">{{Cite encyclopedia | title=peck | encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica | url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/448327/peck | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online | date=2011 | access-date=2011-09-29}}</ref> equivalent to 8 dry [[quart]]s or 16 dry [[pint]]s. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09218 [[liter]]s and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.80976754172 liters. Four pecks make a [[bushel]]. Although the peck is no longer widely used, some [[produce]], such as [[apple]]s, are still often sold by the peck in the U.S. (although it is obsolete in the UK, found only in the old nursery rhyme "[[Peter Piper]]" and in the Bible – e.g., [[Matthew 5:15]] in some older translations).

==Scotland before 1824==

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 [[litre]]s (1.98 Imp gal) (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A [[firlot]] was equal to 4 pecks.

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==Conversions==
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|rowspan=12 valign=top|1 imperial peck
|≡||{{sfrac|4}} of an imperial bushel
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|≡||2 imperial gallons
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|≡||8 imperial quarts
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|≡||16 imperial pints
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|≡||320 imperial fluid ounces
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|≡||9.09218 [[litre]]s
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|≈||{{convert|2|impgal|cuin|sigfig=7|disp=output only|abbr=off|lk=on}}
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|≈||{{convert|2|impgal|USgal|sigfig=5|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|2|impgal|USqt|sigfig=5|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|2|impgal|USpt|sigfig=6|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|2|impgal|USdryqt|sigfig=8|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|2|impgal|USdrypt|sigfig=9|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|rowspan=14 valign=top|1 US peck
|≡||{{sfrac|4}} of a US bushel
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|≡||8 US dry quarts
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|≡||16 US dry pints
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|≡||537.605 cubic inches
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|≡||8.80976754172 litres
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|≡||2{{sfrac|15121|46200}} US gallons
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|≡||9{{sfrac|3571|11550}} US liquid quarts
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|≡||18{{sfrac|3571|5775}} US liquid pints
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|≈||{{convert|8|USdryqt|impgal|sigfig=7|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|8|USdryqt|impqt|sigfig=8|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|8|USdryqt|imppt|sigfig=9|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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|≈||{{convert|8|USdryqt|impoz|sigfig=9|abbr=off|disp=output only}}
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== See also ==
* [[Bushel]]
* [[Obsolete Scottish units of measurement]]
* [[Winchester measure]]

== References ==
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{{Imperial units}}
{{United States Customary Units}}

[[Category:Units of volume]]
[[Category:Customary units of measurement in the United States]]
[[Category:Imperial units]]
[[Category:Obsolete Scottish units of measurement]]
[[Category:Obsolete units of measurement]]

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