Pecked

The birds pecked grains.

A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.

A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose. They pecked and pecked so hard at that enormous nose that in a few moments, it was the same size as before.

The ducks pecked him, the chickens beat him, and the girl who fed the poultry kicked him with her feet.

He pecked her on the lips.

The hen pecked the wheat.

The cock, the hen, and their chicks pecked in the farmyard.

Why does a proverb say: "A foreign cock is pecked by everyone"?

Why, then, does a proverb say: "A foreign rooster is pecked by everyone"?

The pigeon flew up in Matthew's shoulder and pecked at his glasses.