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English word origin

Etymology of feck

Borrowed from Scots, aphetic form of effect.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Effect, value; vigor. · The greater or larger part.

verb

To steal.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Scots, aphetic form of effect.

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