n. [ Abbrev. fr. effect. ] 1. Effect. [ Obs. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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. ]
a. [ Perh. a corruption of effectless. ] Spiritless; weak; worthless. [ Scot ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A corruption of the word faith. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]