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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1893

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FECKLE, n. Mettle, pith.Lnk. 1893 J. Crawford Sc. Verses 75:
Then, men had feckle, bane and grit, An' tried oor win' by speed o' fit.

[Phs. a corruption of Eng. fettle, with influence from Feck, n.1, v.1]

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