pecky

• “And so you shall," cried Lady Warburton, and she actually stooped to kiss him, and then Dorothy, rather 'pecky' kisses, perhaps, but very genuine kisses notwithstanding.”

  My Lady Caprice

• “The entire space was paneled in pecky cyprus wood.”

  The Wall Street Journal: In the Mood for In-Between Spaces

• “They did a 10-month remodeling that included making a television room out of a screened porch while preserving original details like the pecky cypress ceilings in the living room and library, the handblown stained-glass panes in the powder-room door and the Cuban tile floors in the dining room.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A Modest Home For Palm Beach

• “Here's hoping there wasn't too much unwelcome indoor pecky perching as a result of the repairiness x”

  I like birds, but this is going too far

• “A committee of Democrat-appointed puppets to weed out all those pecky anti-tax, anti-spending, and anti-boondoggle initiatives.”

  Sound Politics: These legislators mustn't have a very high opinion of their voters

• “Now that the pecky has been unsheathed, what will they do to it next?”

  Buzzine » Sex and the Cinema

• “And all because the #2 kid loves to get picky pecky and agitate the other kids.”

  Something New to Add to the Job Description List - SpouseBUZZ

• “The home, approximately 5,000 square feet, is a block from the Atlantic Ocean, has an outdoor pool and "Roman spa" and the inside features "pecky cypress ceilings, and Travertine marble and cherry wood floors.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Lehman Vet Grapples

• “He said that when they cut open a cypress and discovered it was pecky, they used to shut down the whole operation, drive that one tree to market, and split the profits.”

  Simon & Schuster: What You Have Left

• “It had made me think of our pecky cypress walls, and sometimes I imagined my grandfather dead on a conveyor belt, a buzz saw slicing into his head as curious lumberjacks leaned in for a look.”

  Simon & Schuster: What You Have Left

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