Where I come from "peckish" means hungry, or did back when people said "peckish.". From Wordnik.com. [The Final Numbers: Edwards Beats Hillary By A Hair] Reference
This master craftswoman is getting a mite peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Not Flesh Nor Feathers] Reference
They'd told her earlier they were feeling peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Hello, Possums! Dame Edna Spreads Gladdies Everywhere] Reference
I don't just mean peckish hungry but hungry hungry. From Wordnik.com. [super-suzan Diary Entry] Reference
I'd live in terror of Daddy one day feeling peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Survivor Heroes vs Villains: Mission Implausible.] Reference
"Getting near lunchtime and I'm getting a bit peckish.". From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
"Er, well yes, a little peckish I suppose," said Arthur. From Wordnik.com. [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]
Or, to put it another way, you're feeling a bit peckish. From Wordnik.com. [self-promotion salad] Reference
He's presumably a brain surgeon who gets peckish mid-operation. From Wordnik.com. [The readers' room: What you thought of G2 this week] Reference
November 11, 2008 at 7:45 pm himz feelin a bit peckish, aifinkso. From Wordnik.com. [Yes waiter… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
They would probably eat their own children if they felt peckish. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Scroll]
I was in a peckish mood myself, having been wakened prematurely. From Wordnik.com. [She Is The Darkness]
And there they have a cake when you're really feeling a bit peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Churchill: A Life] Reference
So if you're peckish, come on over: there's food for all. previous - next. From Wordnik.com. [buggerthat Diary Entry] Reference
Alternatively, you could just donate it it to my dog- he is a bit peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
And, should you get peckish while waiting, then why not try some churritos?. From Wordnik.com. [Fly to Puerto Vallarta, but stay in Rincon de Guayabitos] Reference
As a puppy, she mastered the art of looking forlorn, obsequious and peckish. From Wordnik.com. [The lady is a tramp - an excerpt from the book: Agave Marias] Reference
To say that I was tempted is like saying a starving man is a trifle peckish. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
Then I got peckish around 6am, we had gone in at 2am, but the cafe was closed. From Wordnik.com. [Nagging Doubts] Reference
"The night is long," old lady Chia said, "and somehow or other I feel peckish.". From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
Eat your usual food, but if you get peckish during the day, have another banana. From Wordnik.com. [Japan’s Diet should diet] Reference
I feel like every time I get slightly peckish I eat again and that's really bad!. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
What's the first thing that you do when get in from the pub feeling a bit peckish?. From Wordnik.com. [Toasta Bags] Reference
"I'm feeling a bit peckish, as a true Kiplingite might say." \cf0\expndtw0\fs20\par. From Wordnik.com. [Never Come Down]
Food and drink are available from your helmet sippers when you feel thirsty or peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
“The night is long,” old lady Chia said, “and somehow or other I feel peckish.”. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng] Reference
A tea urn and cold collation were on offer to those still peckish after their chow mein. From Wordnik.com. [The mission song]
When I got peckish around eleven-thirty, I was halfway the hall and it looked rather good. From Wordnik.com. [A day at home] Reference
I felt a little bit peckish, and there was this guy selling hot-dogs from a roadside stall. From Wordnik.com. [No Leaking Red Pen in Pocket But Still the World Finds Us Out] Reference
But for now, I'm getting a mite peckish, and the freshly-stocked pantry is calling my name. From Wordnik.com. [Settling] Reference
Cafe has been set up at Sundance to grab podcasts with any peckish filmstars that swing past. From Wordnik.com. [Special Howard Stern Webcast Rocking Your World Tomorrow] Reference
If I'm in London, and I'm peckish, I'll pop into the nearest acceptable-looking sandwich shop. From Wordnik.com. [Help me plan my American road trip] Reference
Despite its recent major feeding, I think my seam ripper might be getting a little peckish again. From Wordnik.com. [Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Glutton for punishment] Reference
I was out of the office feeling ill on Wednesday, and around midday began to feel somewhat peckish. From Wordnik.com. [saru-san Diary Entry] Reference
On this particular day we had had a late lunch/early dinner and by seven o'clock we were feeling peckish. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
Or maybe everyone wets their appetites, so the supermarket needn't worry about giving away samples - we're all peckish anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Hacks: February 2006 Archives] Reference
When Anders appears above her, clacking two rows of piranha teeth and clearly still a bit peckish, Jo can do nothing but scream. From Wordnik.com. [31 Screams: Sally Faulkner] Reference
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