The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #33037   Message #440701
Posted By: Bernard
14-Apr-01 - 06:52 PM
Thread Name: I've posted my last song on Mudcat
Subject: RE: I've posted my last song on Mudcat
feck (f‚k) n. Scot. obsolete.a. worth; value.
b. amount; quantity.
c. the greater part; the majority.
[C15 (Scottish dialect) fek, short for EFFECT]
(Source - Collins English Dictionary)
This is where 'feckless' comes from, but isn't the Irish use of the word.