fechia
(ˈfɛtʃ(ɪ)a)
Also 8 in Ital. form feccia.
[a. It. feccia:—vulgar Latin *fēcia, altered form of L. fæc-em (fæx): see fæces.]
Dregs of wine.
| 1704 Lond. Gaz. No. 4037/7 The..Goods left unsold.. will be lowered to the following Prizes..the good Sherries to 18l. per But; the Feccia to 24s. per C. |
| attrib. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. Customs (1821) 33 Fechia Ashes are the ashes of the grape-vine. |