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Luck n. That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a course or series of such events regarded as occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck. Luck is often used by itself to mean good luck; as, luck is better than skill; a stroke of luck. "If thou dost play with him at any game, Thou art sure to lose; and of that natural luck, He beats thee 'gainst the odds."

Luck penny, a small sum given back for luck to one who pays money. (Prov. Eng.)

To be in luck, to receive some good, or to meet with some success, in an unexpected manner, or as the result of circumstances beyond one's control; to be fortunate.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Luck" Quotes from Famous Books

... come you here? I heard only of a West Saxon, and whether this is luck for you or ...

— A King's Comrade - A Story of Old Hereford • Charles Whistler

... harmless vanity to believe that privation and penury would affect him less deeply than the poor devils he visited, the idea that he saw his own face before him, as it might have been had he not had the good luck to be his father's heir opened his hand still wider, and added to the money words of sympathy and comfort, which afforded the recipients—unless they were utterly hardened—as much pleasure as the ...

— The Malady of the Century • Max Nordau

... people down in the village," said Pehansan, who was also in good spirits. "Still the wild beasts are coming nearer. It is great luck that we have so much ...

— The Great Sioux Trail - A Story of Mountain and Plain • Joseph Altsheler

... big trees are sacred to the Monos, who call them "woh-woh-nau," a word formed in imitation of the hoot of the owl. The owl is the guardian spirit and the god of the big trees. Bad luck comes to those who cut down the big trees, or shoot at an owl, or shoot in the presence of ...

— Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest • Katharine Berry Judson

... a stretcher, I was gently touched, and a large bunch of roses placed in my hand. The act was accompanied by the words: "'Ere ye are, Tommy. These 'ere roses will 'elp to liven things up a bit when yer gets in the 'ospital. Good luck to you, matey; may yer soon get better." The voice was harsh and unmusical. Grammar and accent showed that it had been trained in the slums; but the kindly act, the sympathetic ...

— Through St. Dunstan's to Light • James H. Rawlinson

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