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 Definitions of pecking order  [ˈpɛk ərˌwʊd]  

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Definition of 'pecking order' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pecking order
Also, peck order. a dominance hierarchy of domestic poultry in which each bird's status is maintained by pecking a bird of lower status.

2.  pecking order
a hierarchy of status or authority in a social group.

Etymology:  (1925–30)

Definition of 'pecking order' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

'pecking order' - Nearby Entries  

peck  pecker  peckerwood  pecking order  peckish  pecopteris  pecos  



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