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Peck

a measure of quantity. The fourth part of a bushel. The word means originally, "a great deal," as a peck of trouble. The peck contains eight quarts or two gallons. The standard British peck contains 554.548 cubic inches. The standard United States peck contains 537.6 cubic inches.

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