2. Efficacy; force; value. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. Amount; quantity. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
He had a feck o' books wi' him. --R. L.
Stevenson.
{The most feck}, or {The feck}, the greater or larger part. ``The feck o' my life.'' --Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Feck — (or, in some senses, fek ) is a monosyllable with several vernacular meanings and variations in Irish English, Scots and Middle English.Modern Irish English*Slang expletive employed as an attenuated alternative (minced oath) to fuck or express… … Wikipedia
feck — feck; feck·et; feck·ful; feck·less; feck·ly; feck·ful·ly; feck·less·ly; feck·less·ness; … English syllables
Feck — Porté en Lorraine et en Allemagne, c est un hypocoristique du prénom Frédéric. Variantes : Fecke, Fecque. Diminutif : Fecki … Noms de famille
feck|ly — «FEHK lee», adverb. Scottish. for the most part; mostly; almost … Useful english dictionary
feck — ˈfek noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) fek, by shortening & alteration from Middle English effect (I) 1. Scotland a. : the greater share … Useful english dictionary
feck´less|ness — feck|less «FEHK lihs», adjective. 1. futile; ineffective; »Rip Van Winkle was an idle, feckless character. 2. Scottish. spiritless; worthless. ╂[< feck + less] –feck´less|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
feck´less|ly — feck|less «FEHK lihs», adjective. 1. futile; ineffective; »Rip Van Winkle was an idle, feckless character. 2. Scottish. spiritless; worthless. ╂[< feck + less] –feck´less|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
feck|less — «FEHK lihs», adjective. 1. futile; ineffective; »Rip Van Winkle was an idle, feckless character. 2. Scottish. spiritless; worthless. ╂[< feck + less] –feck´less|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
feck — 1. noun effect, value, vigor 2. verb a) To throw. b) To steal. 3. interjection Equivalent to blast, etc … Wiktionary
Feck — durch Zusammenziehung aus Feddeke, einer friesischen Koseform von Fredderke (Friedrich), entstandene Familiennamen … Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen
