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feck

noun \ ˈfek \

Definition of feck

1 Scottish
a : the greater share : majority —usually used with the
  • the feck of the town council didn't fancy his backers
  • —John Buchan
b : part, portion
  • took the best feck of a year
  • sold the best feck of the litter
2 Scottish : value, worth
  • no feck would come from it
3 Scottish : a number or quantity especially when large
  • a whole feck of them came

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Origin and Etymology of feck

Middle English (Scots) fek, by shortening & alteration from Middle English 1effect

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