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hunted and pecked

hunted and pecked is the simple past and past participle of hunt and peck.

Meaning of hunt and peck

Verb

hunt and peck (third-person singular simple present hunts and pecks, present participle hunting and pecking, simple past and past participle hunted and pecked)

  1. (transitive) to typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger.

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Questions about hunted and pecked

What is hunted and pecked the simple past and past participle of?
Hunted and pecked is the simple past and past participle of hunt and peck.

Words near hunted and pecked in the dictionary

  1. huntaways
  2. huntboard
  3. huntboards
  4. Hunte
  5. hunted
  6. hunted and pecked
  7. hunted down
  8. hunted out
  9. hunted the gowk
  10. hunted up
  11. hunted where the ducks are

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