/ Dictionary / Index P peckerwood: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: peck•er•wood Pronunciation: (pek'ur-wood"), [key] — n. woodpecker. . See —adj. small or insignificant: He makes a living farming and running a peckerwood sawmill. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: peckerwood (Thesaurus) pecker pecking order Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language