picorer
Meanings
Verb
1. to maraud, pillage, rampage (obsolete)
2. to nibble, peck (of birds, or figuratively)
Examples3
La poule a picoré du blé.
The hen pecked the wheat.
Le coq, la poule et leurs poussins picoraient dans la cour de la ferme.
The cock, the hen, and their chicks pecked in the farmyard.
Les pic-verts picorent surtout les vieux arbres.
Woodpeckers peck mostly old trees.