"keep one's pecker up" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1880, Talbot Baines Reed, The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's",
          "text": "“Of course you will,” said Wraysford, cheerily; “it’s hard lines at first. Keep your pecker up, young ’un.” The young ’un, despite this friendly advice, felt very far from keeping up his pecker. But he did his best, and worked his face into a melancholy sort of a smile.",
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          "text": ", Episode 12, The Cyclops\n--Keep your pecker up, says Joe. She'd have won the money only for the other dog."
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          "ref": "1977, W. Somerset Maugham, Collected short stories",
          "text": "Nerves a bit dicky, eh? Playing a tune to keep your pecker up?",
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