Fluke (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Fluked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fluking
(?).]
To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards. [Slang]
Fluke (flūk), n. [Cf. LG. flunk,
flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.]
1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a
flook. See Anchor.
2.
(Zoöl.) One of the lobes of
a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of
an anchor.
3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in
stone for blasting.
4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage;
as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.]
A. Trollope.
Fluke (flūk), n. [Cf. AS. flōc a kind of flatfish, Icel.
flōki a kind of halibut.]
1. (Zoöl.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written also fleuk,
flook, and flowk].
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2. (Zoöl.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two
suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum)
are found in the livers of
sheep, and produce the disease called rot.
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