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Striking with a beak, or the human art of fussy little jabs.
means To strike or pick at something with short, sharp movements, as a bird does with its beak.
from From Middle English pecken, a variant of picken, to pierce or prick — same root that gives us pick and pickaxe, all about poking pointed things into stuff.
Pecking orderNamed in 1920s from literal hen-yard hierarchies.
ForceA woodpecker pecks at 6 to 7 meters per second.
AffectionA peck on the cheek borrows the bird's quick touch.