Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Luck \Luck\, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl["u]ck, Icel.
   lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to
   entice. Cf. 3d {Gleck}.]
   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 for good luck; as, luck is
   better than skill.

         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.                        --Shak.

   {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.