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View synonyms for hunt and peck
hunt and peck
or hunt-and-peck
noun
- a slow and inefficient method of typing by looking for each key separately before striking it: used by untrained typists.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hunt and peck1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
The practice, even the hunt-and-peck relaxation from discipline, exercised the small muscles.
From Project Gutenberg
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