pecklen.

Brit.

/ˈpɛkl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛk(ə)l/

Forms:

α. late Middle English pickyl.

β. 1500s peckil, 1500s– peckle, 1800s– pecka.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: speckle n.

Etymology: Variant of speckle n. with loss of initial s . Compare earlier peckled adj.With peckle-faced compare peckled-faced (see quot. 1858 at peckled adj. β. ).

Now English regional (west midlands).

A spot, a speckle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle

puncta1398

pointa1400

masclec1400

specklec1440

pecklec1450

sprinkle1481

spreckle1513

frecklea1549

spruttle1553

dot1596

punctum1653

pip1676

spark1686

punctal1694

mail1727

punctule1785

puncta1858

freck1866

guttula1887

α.

c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 244 Kest þerto oyle and make an oyntement, & þat is gode for scabbes, and it doth a way pickyls in a mannys face.

β. 1546–7 in Coll. Malone Soc. (1923) II. ii. 195 A slevid cote of sylk w^t golde pecles.1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Diii/2 A Peckle, macula.1595 A. Copley Loves Owle l. 103 Snakes and serpents oft haue I seene, Faire-rowlling on the grassie greene, Their peckles pleasant to the eye, Yet haue they needles inwardly.1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 152 Fawn peckles once made a vow They never would come on a face that was fou.1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 255 Pecka or Peckle, a freckle.1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire I should know him again annywheer; he was sich a faï fellow, with a face all o'er peckles.

Compounds

C1.

peckle-faced adj.

ΚΠ

1905 H. E. G. Rope Manuscript Note (O.E.D. Archive) On Sept. 30, 1905 a Longmynd shepherd described the Longmynd sheep to me as being now (after cross-breeding) mostly ‘peckle-faced’.

C2.

† peckle-head n. Obsolete a partridge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Perdix (partridge)

partridgec1300

rowen1575

rowen partridge1603

perdix1609

rowen-tail1686

peckle-head1688

bird1877

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 311/1 A Partridge [is called], first a Peckle-Head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pecklev.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɛkl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛk(ə)l/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: speckle v.

Etymology: Variant of speckle v. with loss of initial s . Compare peckle n. and earlier peckled adj.Quot. 1580 could also be interpreted as showing peckle v.²

Now English regional (northern and midlands).

transitive. To speckle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > spot [verb (transitive)] > speckle

powderc1380

besprenga1425

prick1530

sprinkle1551

peckle1570

speckle1570

speck1580

pepper?1605

pounce1610

freckle1613

freck1621

stipplea1774

punctuate1777

dot1784

puncture1848

bespeckle1860

prickle1888

tick1910

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Diii/2 To Peckle, maculare.

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Picoter, to peckle, to pricke thicke, to specke.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grivoler, to peckle, or speckle; to spot with diuers colours.

1854 S. Bamford Dial. S. Lanc. 209 Péckle, to spot, to freckle.

1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 152 Peckle, to spot, or speckle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pecklev.²

Brit.

/ˈpɛk(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈpɛk(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈpɛk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peck v.¹, -le suffix.

Etymology: < peck v.¹ + -le suffix. In later use perhaps influenced by heckle v.For a possible earlier attestation see peckle v.¹ and the discussion at that entry.

Chiefly Scottish. Now rare.

transitive. To peck lightly or repeatedly. Also (occasionally) intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck > slightly or repeatedly

peckle1810

pecket1862

1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow iii. 93 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 306 Hir best brod hen callit lady Pekle pes.]

1810 A. Cunningham et al. Remains Nithsdale & Galloway Song 245 (Jam.) Come, byde wi' me, ye pair o' sweet birds,..Ye sall peckle o' the bread an' drink o' the wine.

1822 A. Cunningham Tales (1874) 306 Come and peckle at my hand, my poor feathered innocents.

1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies v, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 3 And all [birds] were tame, And peckled at my hand where'er I came.

1997 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 7 By the time John Major arrived the Mirror chicken's bid to heckle—or peckle—him were [sic] thwarted by a Tory Press officer who blocked his way before shoving him roughly aside.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.c1450

v.¹1570

v.²1810

单词	peckle
释义	pecklen. Brit. /ˈpɛkl/, U.S. /ˈpɛk(ə)l/ Forms: α. late Middle English pickyl. β. 1500s peckil, 1500s– peckle, 1800s– pecka. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: speckle n. Etymology: Variant of speckle n. with loss of initial s . Compare earlier peckled adj.With peckle-faced compare peckled-faced (see quot. 1858 at peckled adj. β. ). Now English regional (west midlands). A spot, a speckle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle puncta1398 pointa1400 masclec1400 specklec1440 pecklec1450 sprinkle1481 spreckle1513 frecklea1549 spruttle1553 dot1596 punctum1653 pip1676 spark1686 punctal1694 mail1727 punctule1785 puncta1858 freck1866 guttula1887 α. c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 244 Kest þerto oyle and make an oyntement, & þat is gode for scabbes, and it doth a way pickyls in a mannys face. β. 1546–7 in Coll. Malone Soc. (1923) II. ii. 195 A slevid cote of sylk w^t golde pecles.1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Diii/2 A Peckle, macula.1595 A. Copley Loves Owle l. 103 Snakes and serpents oft haue I seene, Faire-rowlling on the grassie greene, Their peckles pleasant to the eye, Yet haue they needles inwardly.1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 152 Fawn peckles once made a vow They never would come on a face that was fou.1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 255 Pecka or Peckle, a freckle.1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire I should know him again annywheer; he was sich a faï fellow, with a face all o'er peckles. Compounds C1. peckle-faced adj. ΚΠ 1905 H. E. G. Rope Manuscript Note (O.E.D. Archive) On Sept. 30, 1905 a Longmynd shepherd described the Longmynd sheep to me as being now (after cross-breeding) mostly ‘peckle-faced’. C2. † peckle-head n. Obsolete a partridge. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Perdix (partridge) partridgec1300 rowen1575 rowen partridge1603 perdix1609 rowen-tail1686 peckle-head1688 bird1877 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 311/1 A Partridge [is called], first a Peckle-Head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pecklev.¹ Brit. /ˈpɛkl/, U.S. /ˈpɛk(ə)l/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: speckle v. Etymology: Variant of speckle v. with loss of initial s . Compare peckle n. and earlier peckled adj.Quot. 1580 could also be interpreted as showing peckle v.² Now English regional (northern and midlands). transitive. To speckle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > spot [verb (transitive)] > speckle powderc1380 besprenga1425 prick1530 sprinkle1551 peckle1570 speckle1570 speck1580 pepper?1605 pounce1610 freckle1613 freck1621 stipplea1774 punctuate1777 dot1784 puncture1848 bespeckle1860 prickle1888 tick1910 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Diii/2 To Peckle, maculare. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Picoter, to peckle, to pricke thicke, to specke. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grivoler, to peckle, or speckle; to spot with diuers colours. 1854 S. Bamford Dial. S. Lanc. 209 Péckle, to spot, to freckle. 1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 152 Peckle, to spot, or speckle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pecklev.² Brit. /ˈpɛk(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈpɛk(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈpɛk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peck v.¹, -le suffix. Etymology: < peck v.¹ + -le suffix. In later use perhaps influenced by heckle v.For a possible earlier attestation see peckle v.¹ and the discussion at that entry. Chiefly Scottish. Now rare. transitive. To peck lightly or repeatedly. Also (occasionally) intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck > slightly or repeatedly peckle1810 pecket1862 1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow iii. 93 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 306 Hir best brod hen callit lady Pekle pes.] 1810 A. Cunningham et al. Remains Nithsdale & Galloway Song 245 (Jam.) Come, byde wi' me, ye pair o' sweet birds,..Ye sall peckle o' the bread an' drink o' the wine. 1822 A. Cunningham Tales (1874) 306 Come and peckle at my hand, my poor feathered innocents. 1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies v, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 3 And all [birds] were tame, And peckled at my hand where'er I came. 1997 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 7 By the time John Major arrived the Mirror chicken's bid to heckle—or peckle—him were [sic] thwarted by a Tory Press officer who blocked his way before shoving him roughly aside. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450v.¹1570v.²1810
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pecklen.

Compounds

pecklev.1

pecklev.2

pecklev.¹

pecklev.²