peck ordern.

Brit.

/ˈpɛk ˌɔːdə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛk ˌɔrdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: peck n.³, order n.

Etymology: < peck n.³ + order n., after German Hackordnung or Hackliste (see pecking order n.). Compare earlier pecking order n.

1. Animal Behaviour. = pecking order n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > pecking order

pecking order1927

peck order1931

1931 W. C. Allee Animal Aggregations xix. 344 The ‘peck-order’ decides which birds may peck others without being pecked in return.

1955 Brit. Jrnl. Animal Behaviour 3 94/2 It is now recognized that the peck-order forms the basis of all group behaviour in adult chickens.

1990 D. Morris Animalwatching (1991) (BNC) 25 Some individuals manage to intimidate all their companions and rise to the top of the peck-order.

2. = pecking order n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > system of

class1804

caste1816

caste system1816

social ladder1817

casteism1852

class system1877

classhood1878

pecking order1935

status system1939

peck order1950

1950 C. P. Loomis & J. A. Beegle Rural Social Syst. i. ii. 54 Any system that requires the offspring to take control of the parents, i.e., to reverse the peck order, will be fraught with tremendous difficulties.

1965 Punch 17 Mar. 389/1 Dons have always had an instinctive feeling for prestige, not to say ‘peck-order’.

1978 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 49 93 Professions and vocations lower in the peck-order of prestige found that they could improve their status by demanding that their practitioners should hold diplomas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peck order
释义	peck ordern. Brit. /ˈpɛk ˌɔːdə/, U.S. /ˈpɛk ˌɔrdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: peck n.³, order n. Etymology: < peck n.³ + order n., after German Hackordnung or Hackliste (see pecking order n.). Compare earlier pecking order n. 1. Animal Behaviour. = pecking order n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > pecking order pecking order1927 peck order1931 1931 W. C. Allee Animal Aggregations xix. 344 The ‘peck-order’ decides which birds may peck others without being pecked in return. 1955 Brit. Jrnl. Animal Behaviour 3 94/2 It is now recognized that the peck-order forms the basis of all group behaviour in adult chickens. 1990 D. Morris Animalwatching (1991) (BNC) 25 Some individuals manage to intimidate all their companions and rise to the top of the peck-order. 2. = pecking order n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > system of class1804 caste1816 caste system1816 social ladder1817 casteism1852 class system1877 classhood1878 pecking order1935 status system1939 peck order1950 1950 C. P. Loomis & J. A. Beegle Rural Social Syst. i. ii. 54 Any system that requires the offspring to take control of the parents, i.e., to reverse the peck order, will be fraught with tremendous difficulties. 1965 Punch 17 Mar. 389/1 Dons have always had an instinctive feeling for prestige, not to say ‘peck-order’. 1978 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 49 93 Professions and vocations lower in the peck-order of prestige found that they could improve their status by demanding that their practitioners should hold diplomas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931
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