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.
Compare touch system.

Origin of hunt and peck

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby hunt and peck

hunky-dory, hunner's ulcer, hunnish, huns, hunt, hunt and peck, hunt board, hunt button, hunt down, hunt the slipper, hunt up

Words related to hunt and peck

write, copy, transcribe, touch, touch-type, typewrite, teletype

Example sentences from the Web for hunt and peck

  • The practice, even the hunt-and-peck relaxation from discipline, exercised the small muscles.

    The Fourth R |George Oliver Smith