Luck

luk, n. fortune, good or bad: chance: lot: good fortune.— adv. Luck′ily .— n. Luck′ine .— adj. Luck′le , without good luck: unhappy.— adv. Luck′le ly .— ns. Luck′le ne ; Luck′-penn′y , a trifle returned for luck by a seller to a buyer: a coin carried for luck.— adj. Luck′y , having good luck: auspicious.— n. Luck′y-bag , a receptacle for lost property on board a man-of-war.— Be down on one's luck , to be unfortunate. [From a Low Ger. root, seen in Dut. luk ; cf. Ger. glück , prosperity.]