"peckled" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɛkəld/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-peckled.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more peckled [comparative], most peckled [superlative]
Etymology: Either from peckle (though attested earlier), or an alteration of speckled. Etymology templates: {{m|en|peckle}} peckle, {{m|en|speckled}} speckled Head templates: {{en-adj}} peckled (comparative more peckled, superlative most peckled)
  1. (now UK dialectal) Speckled, spotted. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-peckled-en-adj-9cV0S20W Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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