Fluke (flUk), n. [Cf. AS. flOc a kind of flatfish, Icel. flOki 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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Fluke (flUk), 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.
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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]
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