peckish

Not that he ever did feel a bit peckish after the hearty snack, for his sandwich was pecked by the four young Seasons at home.

Feelin' a little peckish, I went into a eatin' house to-day and encountered a young man with long black hair and slender frame.

Peck is also an old word for provender, and we still speak of feeling peckish.

We're not likely to be in time for table d'hte—not that I'm peckish.

It's making me deuced peckish, I know that—how about lunch, eh!